De Havilland DH-114 N578PR
6 July 1981 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1981 at about 12:46 local time, a De Havilland DH-114 registered N578PR, operated by Prinair, was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 16 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:46
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH-114
- Registration
- N578PR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Prinair
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → St Croix, Vi
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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
FLEW INTO HVY RW/DWNDFT APRX 100FT AGL AFT GR HNDL RAISED.SETTLED, ROTG BCN & AIR DUCTS SCRAPED RWY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH-114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1981 | De Havilland DH-114 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Prinair | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1982 | De Havilland DH-114 | Sidney, New York, United States | Ford-Aire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1980 | De Havilland DH 114 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Prinair | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1980 | De Havilland DH-114 | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Air Miami Inc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1979 | De Havilland DH-114 | St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Prinair | Fatal | 8 |
| 6 Apr 1984 | De Havilland DH 114 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |