Grumman G-21A N703A
18 June 1971 · Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 June 1971 at about 16:05 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N703A, operated by Antilles Airb*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, United States. 11 people were on board and 2 died, 5 were seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N703A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Antilles Airb*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- St.thomas, Vi → Fajardo, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1012
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LND IN OCEAN. WAVE CAUGHT FLOAT, ACFT SANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Seap* | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Catalina Seap* | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Grumman G-21A | St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Airb* | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Fish Cay, Other-Foreign Countries | Chalks Flying | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Charlotte Amal, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air * | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |