Douglas DC-3 N15598
2 January 1978 · Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 January 1978 at about 08:00 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N15598, operated by Aero Virgin IS, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, United States. 5 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 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N15598
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aero Virgin IS
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- St.thomas, Vi → San Juan, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1291
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
BOTH FUEL SELECTORS R MAIN, EMPTY.FUEL AVBL L TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
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| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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