- Date
- August 16, 1981
- Place
- St.Croix, VI · ST.CROIX,USVI, VI
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6600MAero Comdr 680FL
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810816049809A
- Case key
- 124436
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2192 81/8/16 ST.CROIX,USVI AERO COMDR 680FL CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2000 TIME - 1159 N6600M PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEX. HAMILTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLA GRANDE,PR ST.CROIX,USVI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL BOOST PUMPS FD IN OFF POSITION,FUEL SEL TO OUTBOARD TKS,MIXTURES LEAN,PROP NOT FEATHERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6600M
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Alex. Hamilton
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.