Douglas DC3A N31MS
30 June 1987 · Hilliard, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1987 at about 18:35 local time, a Douglas DC3A registered N31MS, operated by Frank J. Bailey, was involved in an incident near Hilliard, Florida, United States. 2 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 18:35
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Hilliard, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hilliard (01J)
- Coordinates
- 30.6894, -81.9194
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC3A
- Registration
- N31MS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Frank J. Bailey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Jacksonville
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87IA195
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
ACCORDING TO THE FAA THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER HE ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF THE ACFT LOST POWER IN THE LEFT ENG. HE THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, SET THE ACFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY & IT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE INTO SOME BUSHES. THE PLTS DID NOT SUBMIT AN OPERATOR ACDT REPORT FORM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 1984 | Douglas DC3A | Naples, Florida, United States | Provincetown-Boston Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Douglas DC3A | Midland, Texas, United States | Coker AVN | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1980 | Douglas DC3A | Miami, Florida, United States | Air Miami, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1996 | Douglas DC3A | Cut and Shoot, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1977 | Douglas DC3A | Miami, Florida, United States | AAT Airlines D | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1977 | Douglas DC3A | Labelle, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-34-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Mar 1987 | Aero Mirage TC-2 | Williston, Florida, United States | Kenneth Wheeler | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1987 | Eagle C-7 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Bellanca 7GCBG | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |