- Date
- April 24, 1985, 17:32 local (21:32 UTC)
- Place
- St. Croix
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N632SSGrumman G-73-T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850424061969I
- Case key
- 31286
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Analysis
While on an FAA observed proving flight, water take off, the left propeller electrical terminal failed. The part then penetrated the left forward passenger window and struck the FAA observer causing minor injury. The plastic part failed in over load due to inadequate design.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N632SS
- Reported as
- Grumman G-73-T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- J-32
- Airframe hours
- 212
- Engine
- P&W PT-6A34, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Virgin Island Seaplane Shuttle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1985 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- STX · Christiansted
- Destination
- STT · St.Thomas
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,155 total · 35 in this make and model · 11,775 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STX, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.