19810816049809A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rkwell 680FL · St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands · August 16, 1981

Date
August 16, 1981 · 11:59 local
Place
St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Alexander Hamilto
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6600M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA105
Reported as
Rkwell 680FL
Reported engine
Lycoming IGSO540B1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total500 in this make and model60 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.

Lost one engine on final approach. Got below power curve and VMC. Incorrect fuel settings. Prior ignition problems.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ONE ENGINE ON FINAL APPROACH. GOT BELOW POWER CURVE AND VMC. INCORRECT FUEL SETTINGS. PRIOR IGNITION PROBLEMS.

NTSB investigation

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