Douglas DC-3A N57372
5 April 1971 · East End, Other-Foreign Countries · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1971 at about 09:51 local time, a Douglas DC-3A registered N57372, operated by West Indies AI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near East End, Other-Foreign Countries. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East End, Other-Foreign Countries
- Nearest airport
- Beef Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3A
- Registration
- N57372
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- West Indies AI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Cargo-International
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0005
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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
INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BVI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-3A | Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States | World Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-3A | Melcor Ocampo, Mexico | POR Avion, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Malcolm Is, Canada | Interstate Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Denver, Colorado, United States | Aspen Airways | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Cleveland, Tennessee, United States | Carol Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Barbados, Other-Foreign Countries | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1971 | Bell 47G | Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1971 | Cessna 182B | Staniel Cay, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft C-45H | T Cay, Other-Foreign Countries | Butler Bros LU | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Cat Islnd, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Bensen BM8 | Aruba, Other-Foreign Countries | Vincent J Beit | No injuries | - |