- Date
- February 28, 1970
- Place
- St Thomas, VI · ST THOMAS, VI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40RGrumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135850
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0861 70/2/28 NR.ST THOMAS,VI GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1005 N40R PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 6081 TOTAL HOURS, 323 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST THOMAS,VI ST CROIX,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- L ENG IMPELLER THRUST BEARINGS FAILED.ACFT NOSED OVER AND SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40R
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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