De Havilland DHC-6 N7667
17 February 1970 · Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1970 at about 09:05 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6 registered N7667, operated by Tradewinds Air, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States. 19 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 09:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6
- Registration
- N7667
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tradewinds Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Ponce, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0591
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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
ACFT TAXIING ON E TAXI LANE OVERTOOK BEECH N140WOR WING OF TWIN OTTER CONTACTED L PROP OF BEECH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Pilgrim Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Pilgrim Aviat* | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States | Mississippi VA | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Waterford, Connecticut, United States | Pilgrim Aviati | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Jan 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Tau Island, Samoa | Air Capitol In | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | Atlantic Richf | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |