# Accident 19851126061829A: Gulstm G73, Cat Cay, Bahamas, November 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1985, 07:32 local time
- Place: Cat Cay, Bahamas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CICA
- Aircraft: N51151 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,081 total, 1,145 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86RA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86RA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851126061829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA86RA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86RA035), Nov 26, 1985: Grumman G-73 (N51151), Cat Cay, Bahamas

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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