Grumman G-21A N8777A

12 January 1973 · Fredericksted, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. · No injuries

Summary

On 12 January 1973 at about 13:16 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N8777A, operated by Antilles Air B, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fredericksted, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.. 5 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: 12 January 1973 at 13:16
Classification: Accident
Location: Fredericksted, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Grumman G-21A
Registration: N8777A
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Antilles Air B
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: St.croix, Vi → Fajardo, Pr
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0350

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

L FUEL SUMP VALVE NOT OPENED AND SAFETIED.PREVENTED USE OF L TANK FUEL.R GAUGE INOP.DIDNT CK FUEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0350, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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All 66 records for this type

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All 136 records in Atlantic Ocean North Lat.