# Incident 19860823051689I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1986, 10:34 local time
- Place: Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Airport: Cyril E King
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SUAA
- Location: 18.3373° N, 64.9733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CYRIL E KING (STT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3373&lon=-64.9733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916MA-1994-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 930 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823051689I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAXIING AIRCRAFT STRUCK WING OF PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE FOLLOWING MARSHALLERS SIGNALS.

## Other reports on N916MA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880526037919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880526037919I), May 26, 1988: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N916MA), Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. Pulled hard to left twice on landing roll. First officer at controls. Pilot took control, stopped plane off runway
- [Incident 19860123007129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860123007129I), Jan 23, 1986: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N916MA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. While being marshalled out of gate area, rotating beacon struck wing of other aircraft. Broken beacon lens.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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