19800407009789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G73 · Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands · April 7, 1980

Date
April 7, 1980 · 10:08 local
Place
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Christiansted
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ADAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26DF
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA033
Reported as
Gulstm G73
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,661 total116 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine caught fire on final approach. Pilot landed and deplaned passengers. Ground personnel extinguished fire.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT LANDED AND DEPLANED PASSENGERS. GROUND PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.