Grumman G-21A N4772C
21 February 1976 · St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 February 1976 at about 16:33 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N4772C, operated by Antilles Air B, was involved in an accident during in flight near St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States. 10 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N4772C
- 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 Thomas, Vi → St Croix, Vi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2419
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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
UNSCHED FEATHER RT PROP REASON UNDETERMINED.ACFTSUBMERGED AND NOT RECOVERED. AMPHIBIOUS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1976 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon, California, United States | Air Catalina | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1976 | Grumman G-21A | Long Beach, California, United States | Catalina Airli | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1977 | Grumman G-21A | Catalina, California, United States | Catalina Airli | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1975 | Grumman G-21A | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1978 | Grumman G-21A | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 May 1974 | Grumman G-21A | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |