- Date
- September 4, 1971
- Place
- St.Croix, VI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4762CGrumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0057 71/9/4 NR.ST.CROIX,VI GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0850 N4762C PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 43, 8672 TOTAL HOURS, 108 DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR ST.CROIX,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LND IN OPEN SEA DUE VAPOR LOCK BOTH ENGS.CROSS FEED VALVE ON.PLT RESTARTED ENGS,TAXIED TO BASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4762C
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Hamilton
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