De Havilland 114-2X N571PR
5 October 1970 · Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1970 at about 08:08 local time, a De Havilland 114-2X registered N571PR, operated by Prinair, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States. 9 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 08:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mercedita
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland 114-2X
- Registration
- N571PR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Prinair
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1500
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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
NR 1 ENG DRIVEN FUEL INJECTION PUMP BYPASS NEEDLE CAME LOOSE. AD 70-14-7 NOT COMPLIED WITH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland 114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1967 | De Havilland 114 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico I* | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 23 Nov 1966 | De Havilland 114 | San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Virgin Island* | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |