# Incident 19880503020069I: Gulstm G73, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1988, 17:20 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CICA
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2974, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2974-2010-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73T (registry code 3951902, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503020069I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE FROM NASSAU LEFT ENGINE OVERHEATED. SHUT IT DOWN AND FEATHERED. FOUND METAL IN OIL SCREEN ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N2974 (2)

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

- [Accident 19830903075239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903075239A), Sep 3, 1983: Gulstm G73 (N2974), Bimini Bay, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff in rough water and had to abort. Damage occurred due to 3 to 5 feet swells.
- [Incident 19800527051459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527051459I), May 27, 1980: Gulstm G73 (N2974), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Precuationary landing due to unsafe nose gear up indication. Nose gear collapsed on landing.

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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