Lockheed 749 HI-328
26 October 1981 · St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 October 1981 at about 18:24 local time, a Lockheed 749 registered HI-328, operated by Other-Foreign Flag Carrier, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S Truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 749
- Registration
- HI-328
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Other-Foreign Flag Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St Croix, Vi → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- A-0001
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CLRD VISUAL APCH/LNDG, RWY 9.CRASHED IN OCEAN APRX 2MI FM RWY AFT 360DEG TURN TO AVOID OTR TFC, NGT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 749 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1971 | Lockheed 749A | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Frito-Lay, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1966 | Lockheed 749A | Tachikawa Japan, Asia | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |