17.7397° N, 64.7388° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 7, 1980 · 09:28 local
Place
St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ADAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N260F
Reported as
Gulstm G73
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,651 total115 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine fire on landing, crew was unable to extinguish by normal procedures. Electrical fire.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FIRE ON LANDING, CREW WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH BY NORMAL PROCEDURES. ELECTRICAL FIRE.