# NTSB MIA89WA063: G.D.I.E. Airbus A-310, N817PA, St. Martin, NT, January 7, 1989

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 7, 1989, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: St. Martin, NT
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA89WA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32519/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89WA063

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N817PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817PA-1994-08-11), registration cancelled 1994-08-11, S/N 453 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: G.D.I.E. AIRBUS A-310 (AIRBUS A-3)
- Registry model: [Airbus Industrie A310-324](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-324) (registry code 3930318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Pan Am
- Departed: JFK, NEW YORK, NY
- Destination: SXM, ST. MARTIN, OF
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 90° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SXM

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19890107007019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107007019I), Jan 7, 1989: Airbus A310324, St Martins, NT. Cabin filled with toxic smoke while taxiing to gate. Evacuated using slides and doors. Cause undetermined.

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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