- Date
- March 27, 1981
- Place
- St Thomas, VI · ST THOMAS, VI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 17 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N583PRDehavilland DH-114
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810327045499I
- Case key
- 79643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0012 81/3/27 NR.ST THOMAS,VI DEHAVILLAND DH-114 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1210 N583PR PX- 0 0 16 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 26, 6672 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 5629 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR ST THOMAS,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- AN-282 BOLT SEPD FM HARTZELL EHC-A3VF-2B/7336N PROP BLADE CLAMP,HIT PAX.BOLT NOT COLD ROLLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N583PR
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH-114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
N583PRRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2XAirframe modelDehavilland DH 114 HERON 2XEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.