Grumman G-21A N4762C
4 September 1971 · St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1971 at about 08:50 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N4762C, operated by Antilles Airb*, was involved in an incident during in flight near St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hamilton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N4762C
- 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
- San Juan, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 OPEN SEA DUE VAPOR LOCK BOTH ENGS.CROSS FEED VALVE ON.PLT RESTARTED ENGS, TAXIED TO BASE.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, United States | Antilles Airb* | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |