Douglas C-47 N87629
23 August 1982 · Charlotte Amali · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Douglas C-47 registered N87629, operated by Carib Air Cargo, was involved in an accident near Charlotte Amali. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte Amali
- Nearest airport
- Harry Struman (STT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas C-47
- Registration
- N87629
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Carib Air Cargo
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Juan → Miami
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA82DA178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
THE PILOT REPORTED NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE FAILED WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP. HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER CLEAR OF OTHER AIRCRAFT, BUT COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED DC-3 AIRCRAFT. NO DETERMINATION OF THE NATURE OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM WAS MADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas C-47 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1986 | Douglas C-47 | Steins, New Mexico, United States | Atorie Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1989 | Douglas C-47 | Summerland Key, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Oct 1996 | Douglas C-47 | Dorado | Flamenco Airways, Inc | Serious injuries | - |