Grumman G-21A N4772C
13 October 1973 · Christiansted, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 October 1973 at about 08:20 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N4772C, operated by Antilles Air *, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Christiansted, Puerto Rico, United States. 10 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Christiansted, Puerto Rico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N4772C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Antilles Air *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Juan, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2846
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
HIT MARKER BUOY DRG WATER TKOF. HAD PORPOISED ONTKOF RUN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1973 | Grumman G-21A | Togiak, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1973 | Grumman G-21A | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1973 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Golden West AI | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1973 | Grumman G-21A | Fredericksted, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Antilles Air B | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Grumman G-21A | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1974 | Grumman G-21A | Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries | Bahamas Air TA | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |