Grumman G-21A N8777A
23 May 1971 · Charlotte Amal, Virgin Islands, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1971 at about 18:37 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered N8777A, operated by Antilles Air *, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charlotte Amal, Virgin Islands, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte Amal, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlotte Amalie
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-21A
- Registration
- N8777A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Antilles Air *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St.croix, Vi → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4263
People
7 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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
LDG-ENCTRD RAIN SHWR, PLT CONCERNED WITH REDUCED VIS INITIATED GOARND.HIT UNOCCUPIED BOAT, BOTH SANK
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 | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Grumman G-21A | St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles Airb* | 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 | - |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Grumman G-21A | Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, United States | Antilles Airb* | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |