- Date
- May 23, 1971
- Place
- Charlotte Amal, VI · CHARLOTTE AMAL, VI
- Injuries
- 7 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8777AGrumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4263 71/5/23 CHARLOTTE AMAL,VI GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5500 TIME - 1837 N8777A PX- 0 0 6 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLOTTE AMALIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.CROIX,VI CHARLOTTE AMAL,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 71 80 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LDG-ENCTRD RAIN SHWR,PLT CONCERNED WITH REDUCED VIS INITIATED GOARND.HIT UNOCCUPIED BOAT,BOTH SANK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8777A
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charlotte Amalie
N8777ARegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Grumman G-21AAirframe modelGrumman G-21AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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