# Incident 19871027081671I: Doug DC3, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1987, 21:03 local time
- Place: Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Alexander Hamilton
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FIUA
- Location: 17.7466° N, 64.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christiansted, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7466&lon=-64.7032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80617 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,247 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027081671I

## Narrative

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

WAS NEARLY RUN DOWN BY A 727 N375PA BOTH ON A NIGHT VFR APPROACH. TAIL LIGHT AND BEACON INOP. NOT SAME RADIO USED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N375PA, Boeing 727214: [Incident 19871027081672I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027081672I)

## 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 MIA88IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA020), Oct 28, 1987: Douglas DC-3 (N80617), St Croix, incident, no 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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