# Incident 19870814062149I: Gulstm G73, Bimini, FL, August 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1987, 14:35 local time
- Place: Bimini, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CICA
- Location: 29.4825° N, 81.3556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bimini, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4825&lon=-81.3556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2969, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2969-2011-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73 (registry code 3951802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney W-S1H&S3H (registry code 52012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-w-s1h-s3h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87WA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87WA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870814062149I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON OPEN SEA AFTER PILOTS MISMANAGED THE FUEL SYSTEM. ATTEMPTED TO FEED BOTH ENGINES FROM RIGHT TANK.

## 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 MIA87WA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87WA225), Aug 14, 1987: Grumman G-73-T (N2969), Bimini, Bahamas, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N2969 (4)

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

- [Accident 20051219032779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051219032779A), Dec 19, 2005: Gulstm G73 (N2969), Miami, FL, Destroyed, 20 fatal. (-23) Inflight separation of right wing after takeoff from water.
- [Incident 20041112032599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041112032599I), Nov 12, 2004: Gulstm G73 (N2969), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) When landing gear was extended there was a loud bang from the left maingear area. Crew investigated, and found upper section of left main gear separated…
- [Incident 20020921029089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921029089I), Sep 21, 2002: Gulstm G73 (N2969), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Flying boat inc. flight 501 was on a flight from pid (paradise island-bahamas) to fll (ft. Lauderdale, Florida) when the crew noticed hydraulic quantity…
- [Incident 19840210010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840210010739I), Feb 10, 1984: Gulstm G73 (N2969), West Palm Beach, FL. Lost elevator trim while descending. Extreme shaking of control column. Found shaft sheared at actuator rivet hold.

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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