Beechcraft D18 N28Y
6 March 1975 · St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1975 at about 07:10 local time, a Beechcraft D18 registered N28Y, operated by Rene Gonzales*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S Truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D18
- Registration
- N28Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rene Gonzales*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0611
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
TAIL WHEEL TRUSS SEPARATED.MAIL FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1975 | Beechcraft D18 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Lake Norman | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1974 | Beechcraft D18 | Utica, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft D18 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Buckeye Air SE | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1977 | Beechcraft D18 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Crawfish Impor | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1977 | Beechcraft D18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1977 | Beechcraft D18 | Sylacauga, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |