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| Date: | Saturday 9 February 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard |
| Owner/operator: | TCC Air Services |
| Registration: | N380GB |
| MSN: | J-34 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12000 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bavaro -
 Dominican Republic
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Playa Palmilla, La Romana |
| Higuero/La Isabela-Dr. Joaquín Balaguer Airport (JBQ/MDJB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAA Dom. Rep. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Grumman Turbo Mallard had taken off from Joaquín Balaguer Intl. Airport (MDJB), with a co-pilot and two passengers, in the morning hours with destination Playa Palmilla, La Romana. At approximately 16:40 local time, the captain took off from Playa Palmilla, during which a large steady jet of water was observed coming out of the aircraft. Seconds later, the aircraft entered a gradual descent until it hit the water with considerable vertical speed and a slight inclination to the right.
As a result of this accident, the occupants were uninjured, while the aircraft was severely damaged.
There was evidence of shear rupture of the rivets at the rear-bottom of the structure due to the high water pressure exerted by the speed of the aircraft during the take-off phase.
Cause
After analysing the human, material and physical factors, we conclude that the material factor is a contributory factor in the occurrence of this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://eldia.com.do/se-accidenta-un-hidroplano-al-despegar-en-playa-de-bavaro-ocupantes-salen-ilesos/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 May 2017 | N380GB | TCC Air Services | 0 | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (KGIF), Winter Haven, FL |  |
unk |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Location
Media:
Santo Domingo - Se accidenta un hidroplano al despegar en playa de Bávaro; ocupantes salen ilesos
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 11 février 2019
https://t.co/WUsuBVOwtf pic.twitter.com/6zjVMtj268
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2019 20:59 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 11-Feb-2019 21:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2019 23:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Feb-2019 23:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 10-Nov-2024 10:34 | ASN | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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