- Date
- April 5, 1978
- Place
- St Thomas, VI · ST THOMAS, VI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N877AGrumman G-21
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142068
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1957 78/4/5 NR.ST THOMAS,VI GRUMMAN G-21 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1645 N877A PX- 0 0 7 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 49, 14154 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I 5697 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST JOHN,VI ST CROIX,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N877A
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed