- Date
- April 7, 1980
- Place
- St Croix, VI · ST CROIX, VI
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 13 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26DFGrumman G-73
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800407009789A
- Case key
- 130482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1688 80/4/7 ST CROIX,VI GRUMMAN G-73 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1008 N26DF PX- 0 0 13 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 36, 9661 TOTAL HOURS, 115 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHRISTIANSTED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST THOMAS,VI ST CROIX,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HI-PRESS FUEL LINE 3IN FRM HOT ELECT CBL.ARCED AREA APRX WIDTH OF CBL FD CARB HEATH LINKAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26DF
- Reported as
- Grumman G-73
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Christiansted
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.