De Havilland DHC-6 N930MA

Summary

On 29 November 1986 at about 13:50 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N930MA, operated by Eastern Metro Express, was involved in an accident near San Juan. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 November 1986 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

San Juan

Nearest airport

Luis Munuzmarin Int'l (SJU)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-6

Registration

N930MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Eastern Metro Express

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Mayaguez

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA87FA040

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF ROLL AS THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LIFTED AT APRX 60 KNOTS, THE ACFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE GLIDE SLOPE BUILDING. THE LEFT ENG AND PROPELLER WERE EXAMINED AND BOTH COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY AND THE DAMAGE FOUND WAS CONSISTENT WITH A PROPELLER STRIKE AND RESULTANT SUDDEN STOPPAGE. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS OR RIGHT POWERPLANT TO SUGGEST A FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GLIDE SLOPE BUILDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.