- Date
- November 5, 1978
- Place
- St Croix, VI · ST CROIX, VI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74676Grumman G21A
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19781105044279A
- Case key
- 79849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4200 78/11/5 NR.ST CROIX U.S.V.I. GRUMMAN G21A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0939 N74676 PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 60, 8943 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I 443 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - W.SEAPLANE BASE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST CROIX U.S.V.I. LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES 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 REMARKS- 25RPM FLUX RPTD ON L ENG PREVIOUS 3 DAYS OF FLT.200RPM FLUX DURING CLIMBOUT-CONTINUED FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74676
- Reported as
- Grumman G21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- W.Seaplane Base
N74676Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Grumman G-21AAirframe modelGrumman G-21AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.