# Accident 19830903075239A: Gulstm G73, Bimini Bay, Bahamas, September 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1983, 16:15 local time
- Place: Bimini Bay, Bahamas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N2974, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2974-2010-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73T (registry code 3951902, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,775 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903075239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN ROUGH WATER AND HAD TO ABORT. DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO 3 TO 5 FEET SWELLS.

## 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

## Other reports on N2974 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880503020069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503020069I), May 3, 1988: Gulstm G73 (N2974), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Enroute from nassau left engine overheated. Shut it down and feathered. Found metal in oil screen on landing.
- [Incident 19800527051459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527051459I), May 27, 1980: Gulstm G73 (N2974), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Precuationary landing due to unsafe nose gear up indication. Nose gear collapsed on landing.

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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