# Accident 19861028052119A: Gulstm G73, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1986, 09:15 local time
- Place: St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Christiansted Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N604SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N604SS-2013-05-14) (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 G73
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,340 total, 195 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028052119A

## Narrative

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

THE AMPHIBIAN IMPACTED THE WATER AFTER AILERON CABLE WAS BURNED THROUGH BY ELECTRICAL SHORT. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## 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 MIA87FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA013), Oct 28, 1986: Grumman G-73 (N604SS), St. Croix, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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