Douglas DC3C N100SD
27 December 1979 · St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1979 at about 13:40 local time, a Douglas DC3C registered N100SD, operated by Aero Virgin IS, was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 13 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S Truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC3C
- Registration
- N100SD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aero Virgin IS
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → St Croix, Vi
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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
NO.2 PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1979 | Douglas DC3C | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Frontier Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1974 | Douglas DC3C | Imperial, California, United States | Interplast, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1984 | Douglas DC3C | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1984 | Douglas DC3C-S1C3G | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Aviation Enterprises, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Apr 1974 | Douglas DC3C | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1989 | Douglas DC3C-S13CG | Waterman, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |