17.7397° N, 64.7388° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 28, 1981 · 14:10 local
Place
St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Alexander Hamilto
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
HI209
Reported as
Curtis C46*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R2800*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total11,000 in this make and model102 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.
Brake expander on left main wheel failed while taxiing. Caused loss of hydraulic fluid. Struck parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
BRAKE EXPANDER ON LEFT MAIN WHEEL FAILED WHILE TAXIING. CAUSED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.