Aviation Crash Map

De Havilland DHC-3 N778L

29 October 1986 · San Juan · Fatal

Summary

On 29 October 1986 at about 17:10 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N778L was involved in an accident near San Juan. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:10
Classification
Accident
Location
San Juan
Nearest airport
Isla Grande (SIG)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-3
Registration
N778L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA87FA015

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 0 0

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

WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT USED MOST OF THE RWY TO TAKEOFF, REACHED AN APRX ALTITUDE OF 60 FEET, THEN PULLED UP TO CLEAR AN EMBANKMENT. HOWEVER, THE ACFT STRUCK A TALL PALM TREE & CRASHED BETWEEN 2 ROADS, NEAR AN INTERSECTION, WHERE THE ROADS MERGED. THE CARGO WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT & WEIGHED. COMPUTATIONS SHOWED THAT THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE ACFT WAS EXCEEDED BY APPROXIMATELY 1928 LBS. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
20 Sep 1986 De Havilland DHC-3
N83U
American River, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
Bering Air Service Minor injuries -
11 Sep 1985 De Havilland DHC-3
N11250
Cape Douglas, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
2 Jun 1988 De Havilland DHC-3
N3125N
Eagle, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
19 Dec 1984 De Havilland DHC-3 TURBO
N4247A
West Seattle, Washington, United States - Serious injuries -
15 Jul 1988 De Havilland DHC-3
N55CX
Wrangell, Alaska, United States Diamond Aviation No injuries -
12 Oct 1988 De Havilland DHC-3
N90574
Bonanza Hills, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
Lake Clark Air No injuries -

All 65 records for this type