Grumman G-21A Goose crash, Feb 21, 1976 (5 killed), Chris...

Grumman G-21A Goose accident on February 21, 1976 near Christiansted, US Virgin Islands with 5 fatalities.

A scheduled Antilles Air Boats Goose flight from Charlotte Amalie to Christiansted lost its right engine. The pilot feathered the propeller and tried an emergency landing, but the seaplane came down in the Caribbean Sea off St Croix and sank. Five passengers drowned and five other occupants were rescued.

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