Grumman G21A N323
4 June 1978 · St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1978 at about 14:35 local time, a Grumman G21A registered N323, operated by Antilles Air B, was involved in an accident during in flight near St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 11 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 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sea Plane Base
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G21A
- Registration
- N323
- 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
- S → St Croix, Virgin Is
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3993
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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
CARB AIRBOX HOT AIR TO COLD AIR VALVE LINKAGE RETAINING BOLT FAILED CAUSING AIR STARVATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G21A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1978 | Grumman G21A | St Croix U.s.v.i., Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Air B | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1973 | Grumman G21A | Annette Is, Alaska, United States | Coast Air, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Grumman G21A | Long Island, Alaska, United States | Westflight Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1986 | Grumman G21A | Hobart Bay, Alaska, United States | Channel Flying Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1990 | Grumman G21A | Long Beach, California, United States | Richard Probert | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1965 | Grumman G21A | Avalon Calif, California, United States | Catalina Chann | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |