- Date
- October 13, 1973
- Place
- Christiansted, PR
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4772CGrumman G-21A
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731013033339A
- Case key
- 188588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2846 73/10/13 CHRISTIANSTED,VI GRUMMAN G-21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0820 N4772C PX- 0 0 9 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 51, 9734 TOTAL HOURS, 289 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHRISTIANSTED,VI SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- HIT MARKER BUOY DRG WATER TKOF. HAD PORPOISED ON TKOF RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4772C
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4772C · 2
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