De Havilland 106A N6503D

Summary

On 15 July 1965 at about 17:05 local time, a De Havilland 106A registered N6503D, operated by V.i.airways, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near St.thomas V.i., Virgin Islands, United States. 12 people were on board and 8 died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 July 1965 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

St.thomas V.i., Virgin Islands, United States

Nearest airport

Harry Truman

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland 106A

Registration

N6503D

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

V.i.airways

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

2-0679

8 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

UNFORABLE WIND CONDITION WAS AN INCREASE IN VELOCITY FROM 15 TO 25 KTS. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.