Grumman G-73 N7338
17 May 1977 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1977 at about 16:42 local time, a Grumman G-73 registered N7338, operated by Antilles Air B, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 17 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 16:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Isla Grande
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-73
- Registration
- N7338
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Antilles Air B
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St.thomas, Vi → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1806
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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
FUEL LEAK VICINITY ELECT BOOST PUMP.FIRE BOTTLE ACT WITH ENG IN OPN.OTR FIRE BOTTLE PREV REMOVED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-73 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1975 | Grumman G-73 | Bimini, Other-Foreign Countries | Chalks Interna | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1974 | Grumman G-73 | Miami, Florida, United States | Chalks Intern* | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1980 | Grumman G-73 | St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Antilles, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1974 | Grumman G-73 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | U.s.dept Inter | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Aug 1974 | Grumman G-73 | Minersville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1973 | Grumman G-73 | Miami, Florida, United States | Chalks Interna | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |