Accident de Havilland DH.104 Dove 2A N6503D, Thursday 15 July 1965
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Date:Thursday 15 July 1965
Time:17:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic DOVE model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.104 Dove 2A
Owner/operator:Virgin Islands Airways
Registration: N6503D
MSN: 04377
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas -   U.S. Virgin Islands
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Charlotte Amalie - Harry Truman (STT/TIST)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Stalled on take-off & crashed

Accident investigation:
  
Report number: MIA66A0010
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2008 19:59 W.Fischdick Added
02-Jul-2008 12:08 harro Updated
18-Mar-2010 12:12 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
01-May-2022 00:10 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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