- Date
- May 17, 1977
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 17 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7338Grumman G-73
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770517023059A
- Case key
- 147111
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1806 77/5/17 SAN JUAN,PR GRUMMAN G-73 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 11780 TIME - 1642 N7338 PX- 0 0 15 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 1050 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA GRANDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.THOMAS,VI SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- FUEL LEAK VICINITY ELECT BOOST PUMP.FIRE BOTTLE ACT WITH ENG IN OPN.OTR FIRE BOTTLE PREV REMOVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7338
- Reported as
- Grumman G-73
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Isla Grande
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.