# Incident 20080723856169I: Doug DC3CS1C3G, Charlotte Amal, U.S. Virgin Islands, July 23, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2008, 12:27 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amal, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N131FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131FS-2018-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C-S1C3G (registry code 3021458, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-s1c3g) (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 DC3CS1C3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,950 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723856169I

## Narrative

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

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ST. THOMAS (STT) AIRPORT ON JULY 23, 2008 AT 1227EDT A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-3-C AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N131FS WITH FOUR PERSONNEL ON BOARD – (NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED) IN WHICH THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE POWER FAILURE ON APPROACH TO STT.  AFTER LANDING HE NOTED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS ON FIRE,, AND GROUND CONTROL ISSUED ALERT TWO.  THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT 1236 EDT.  THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD WAS 1500 POUNDS REMAINING.  NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

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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