# NTSB MIA79FA011: Grumman G21A, N74676, St Croix, VI, November 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: St Croix, VI · ST CROIX, VI
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74676-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1172, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G21A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (registry code 3951204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: W.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 19781105044279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105044279A), Nov 5, 1978: Gulstm JRF2, St Croix U.S.V., U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed. 25RPM flux rptd on l eng previous 3 days of flt.200RPM flux durinimbout-continued flt.

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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