# Incident 19930523026919I: Doug C47, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, May 23, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1993, 08:57 local time
- Place: Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Alexander Hamilton
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FLMA
- 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: N37AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37AP-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas C-47 (registry code 3021461, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-47) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG C47
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930523026919I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. NO BRAKES.PILOT VEERED AIRCRAFT ONTO GRASS AREA TO STOP.

## Other reports on N37AP (2)

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

- [Accident 19961031045579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961031045579A), Oct 31, 1996: Doug C47 (N37AP), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. On climbout right engine backfiring, elected divert sju. Unable feather. Crash landed. Feather inop. Cyl had cracke
- [Accident 19860323011119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323011119A), Mar 23, 1986: Doug C47 (N37AP), Steins, NM, Substantial damage. Lost left engine due to a cracked cylinder. Reported right engine lost power reason unverified. Overran dirt strip.

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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