- Date
- July 15, 1965
- Place
- St.Thomas, VI · ST.THOMAS, VI
- Injuries
- 8 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6503DDehavilland 106A
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0679 65/7/15 ST.THOMAS V.I. DEHAVILLAND 106A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1705 N6503D PX- 7 4 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 48, 9035 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 370 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY TRUMAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 81 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- UNFORABLE WIND CONDITION WAS AN INCREASE IN VELOCITY FROM 15 TO 25 KTS. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6503D
- Reported as
- Dehavilland 106A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harry Truman
N6503DRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 1965 · Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6AAirframe modelDehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A
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