# Accident 20051219032779A: Gulstm G73, Miami, FL, December 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2005, 14:41 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FVYA
- Location: 25.7809° N, 80.1997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7809&lon=-80.1997&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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 20
- Pilot flight hours: 2,830 total, 1,630 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA06MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051219032779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF RIGHT WING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM WATER.

## 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 DCA06MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA010), Dec 19, 2005: Grumman G-73T (N2969), Miami, FL, destroyed, 20 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight failure and separation of the right wing during normal flight, which resulted from (1) the failure of the Chalk's Ocean Airways maintenance program to identify and properly repair…

## Other reports on N2969 (4)

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

- [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 19870814062149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870814062149I), Aug 14, 1987: Gulstm G73 (N2969), Bimini, FL. Forced landing on open sea after pilots mismanaged the fuel system. Attempted to feed both engines from right tank.
- [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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