# Accident 19870902083269A: Gulstm 680FL, Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, September 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1987, 15:25 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FHVA
- Location: 18.3373° N, 64.9733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CYRIL E KING (STT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3373&lon=-64.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111UA-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- Reported engine: LYC IO720B1B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,986 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870902083269A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE LOCK DOWN RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHICH COLLAPSED ON LANDING. ACTUATING CYLINDER FAILED FROM DEFECT IN RELIEF VALVE.

## 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 MIA87LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA238), Sep 2, 1987: Aero Commander 680FL (N111UA), St Thomas, substantial 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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