19851126061829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G73 · Cat Cay, Bahamas · November 26, 1985

Date
November 26, 1985 · 07:32 local
Place
Cat Cay, Bahamas
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CICA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51151
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86RA035
Reported as
Gulstm G73
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,081 total1,145 in this make and model0 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.

Got airborne too soon. Could not stop left bank. Reduced power on right engine hit left pontoon,aircraft hit water.

As the FAA filed it

GOT AIRBORNE TOO SOON. COULD NOT STOP LEFT BANK. REDUCED POWER ON RIGHT ENGINE HIT LEFT PONTOON,AIRCRAFT HIT WATER.

NTSB investigation

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