# Accident 19800407009789A: Gulstm G73, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, April 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1980, 10:08 local time
- Place: Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Christiansted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ADAA
- Location: 17.7466° N, 64.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christiansted, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7466&lon=-64.7032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26DF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,661 total, 116 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407009789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA033), Apr 7, 1980: Grumman G-73 (N26DF), St Croix, VI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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