# Incident 19850424061969I: Gulstm STCG73, Christiansted S, U.S. Virgin Islands, April 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1985, 08:20 local time
- Place: Christiansted S, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Harbor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VISA
- Aircraft: N632SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N632SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73 (registry code 3951802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM STCG73
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,155 total, 35 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85IA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424061969I

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAKEOFF RUN, A PROPELLER ELECTRICAL TERMINAL BLOCK FAILED AND PENETRATED WINDOW. FAULTY DESIGN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA85IA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA155), Apr 24, 1985: Grumman G-73-T (N632SS), St. Croix, incident, minor damage

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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