# NTSB MIA96WA110: de Havilland DH6, N143SA, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, April 7, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 7, 1996, 06:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place: Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 10 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96WA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38112/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96WA110

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N143SA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143SA), registered now, S/N 591, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: de Havilland DH6
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-6-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (registry code 2802630) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Dolphin Express Airlines
- Departed: TUPW, OF
- Destination: KSTX, ST CROIX
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TUP

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19960407006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960407006099A), Apr 7, 1996: Dhav DHC6300, Virgin Gorda, VI, Substantial damage. Crashed on takeoff. (.19)on April 7, 1996, about 0600 atlantic standard time, N143SA, a Dehavilland DH6, operated by dolphin express airlines crashed on…

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.

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