Piper PA-23 N765WC
26 July 1974 · Virgin Gorda, Other-Foreign Countries · No injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1974 at about 17:20 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N765WC, operated by All Island Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Virgin Gorda, Other-Foreign Countries. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Virgin Gorda, Other-Foreign Countries
- Nearest airport
- Virgin Gorda
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N765WC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- All Island Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → St Thomas, Vi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
POST MAINT TEST FLT.PREVIOUS FIRE IN L ENG COMPTMT.INVESTIGATION JURISDICTION BRITISH GOVT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Sparta, Illinois, United States | Centralia Airw | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Center, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Acme, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1974 | Cessna 182J | Treasure C, Other-Foreign Countries | Lockheed-Georg | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Los Negros, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1974 | Grumman G-21A | Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries | Bahamas Air TA | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1974 | Piper PA-23 | Marsh Hbr, Other-Foreign Countries | CCS Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1974 | Cessna 310J | St Barthelemy, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1974 | Cessna 337B | Marigot, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |