# Accident 19960407006099A: Dhav DHC6300, Virgin Gorda, VI, April 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1996
- Place: Virgin Gorda, VI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: D2XA
- Aircraft: N143SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96WA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96WA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960407006099A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (.19)ON APRIL 7, 1996, ABOUT 0600 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, N143SA, A DEHAVILLAND DH6, OPERATED BY DOLPHIN EXPRESS AIRLINES CRASHED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT VIRGIN GORDA AIRPORT, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FLIGHT WAS A 14 CFR PART 135 SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER COMMUTER FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CAPTAIN, FIRST OFFICER, AND EIGHT PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CAPTAIN STATED THE WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND SHE COULD NOT EXERCISE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE, RIPPING ONE WING OFF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A CVR THAT IS BEING REMOVED FOR FURTHER READOUT. THIS REPORT IS FILED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY THAT INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM OR REQUESTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, WHO IS INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: MR CRIQEE, DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, BEEF ISLAND, TORTOLA; BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS; TELEPHONE: 809-494-3829

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA96WA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96WA110), Apr 7, 1996: de Havilland DH6 (N143SA), Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.