# NTSB MIA73AM063: Hawker-Sdly HS748, St.Croix, VI, May 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1973
- Place: St.Croix, VI · ST.CROIX,VI, VI
- Location: 17.7397° N, 64.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Croix, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.7397&lon=-64.7388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 20 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0001   73/5/1    ST.CROIX,VI         HAWKER-SDLY HS748   CR-  0  0  5  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1207                    VP-LIK              PX-  0  0 15                            26, 3158 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2907 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER HAMILTO
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANTIGUA,BWI                 ST.CROIX,VI                  ST.THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT NOSE GR FIRST.LEEWARD ISLANDS AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES,LTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: VP-LIK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER-SDLY HS748
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alexander Hamilto

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.

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