De Havilland 114 N3999A
23 November 1966 · San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 November 1966 at about 17:30 local time, a De Havilland 114 registered N3999A, operated by Virgin Island*, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States. 3 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland 114
- Registration
- N3999A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Virgin Island*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4420
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DUE AIR LEAK IN BRAKES, PLT RETURNED TO RAMP.PILOT DID NOT USE EMERG BRAKE SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland 114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1966 | De Havilland 114-2A | St Croix Vi, Virgin Islands, United States | Virgin Island | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1966 | De Havilland 114 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico I* | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1967 | De Havilland 114 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico I* | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1970 | De Havilland 114-2X | Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States | Prinair | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1978 | De Havilland 114-2X | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Fischer Bros | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1978 | De Havilland 114-24 | Kailua Kona, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Air TOU | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |