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 | American River, Alaska, United States | Bering Air Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1985 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Cape Douglas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1988 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Eagle, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1984 | De Havilland DHC-3 TURBO | West Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1988 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | Diamond Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1988 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Bonanza Hills, Alaska, United States | Lake Clark Air | No injuries | - |