# Accident 19810928074419A: Curtis C46*, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, September 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Alexander Hamilto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: HI209 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46*
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928074419A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE EXPANDER ON LEFT MAIN WHEEL FAILED WHILE TAXIING. CAUSED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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