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    Airframe Family: Grumman G-21/JRF/OA-9/OA-13 Goose
    Latest Model:JRF-6B Goose
    Last Military Serial:66354 USN
    Construction Number:1141
    Last Civil Registration:N703A
    Compressed ID:Grumman JRF-6B sn 66354 USN cn 1141...
    Latest Owner or Location:Caribbean Flying Boats Inc, San Juan, PR

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Goose IA.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n FP491.

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 66354 as a JRF-6B.

    31 August 1946

    Withdrawn from use.

    27 February 1947

    To unknown owner with c/r NC9698H.

    1949

    To Shell Co of Ecuador with new c/r HC-SBX.

    17 May 1951

    To Grumman Aircraft with new c/r N703A.

    By 1963

    To Cat Cay Airways, Miami FL keeping c/r N703A.

    From 1963 to 1969

    To Southeast Airlines, Miami FL keeping c/r N703A.

    1966


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Miami, Florida

    20 November 1970

    To Antilles Air Boats Inc, Saint. Croix USVI keeping c/r N703A.

    20 November 1970

    To Caribbean Flying Boats Inc, San Juan, PR keeping c/r N703A.

    18 June 1971

    Crashed.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA71AM114: There were 2 fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:05 hours. The airframe was destroyed. The flight departed from St. Thomas, Vi, with the destination Fajardo, PR. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. The factors included; came to rest in water and overload failure. There was complete power loss in the failure of two engines...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    24 August 1971

    Civil registration, N703A, cancelled.
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