# NTSB MIA74AM091: Grumman G-21A, N1048V, St Thomas, VI, May 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1974
- Place: St Thomas, VI · ST THOMAS, VI
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1863   74/5/7    ST THOMAS,VI        GRUMMAN G-21A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1105                    N1048V              PX-  0  0  8  AIR TAXI-PASSG            52, 10426 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            675 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEAPLANE BASE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAJARDO,PR                  ST THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- LARGE SWELL ENCOUNTERED FOLLOWING LANDING WHILE TAXIING ON THE STEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1048V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1048V-2018-03-19), registration cancelled 2018-03-19, S/N 37793, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-21A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (registry code 3951204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seaplane Base

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740507013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507013739A), May 7, 1974: Gruman G21A, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage. Large swell encountered following landing while taxiing on the step.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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