Amateur-built DHC-6-300 incident near Agana, PO, April 11, 1987
On April 11, 1987 at about 12:57 pm local time, a amateur-built DHC-6-300, registered N96RA, was involved in an incident near Agana, PO (Agana airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 12 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 11, 1987 · about 12:57 pm local time
- Place
- Agana, PO · Agana
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 12 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built DHC-6-300
- Registration
- N96RA · no longer on the register · serial 610
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED ITS HOME AIRPORT AT AGANA, GUAM THE CAPTAIN PASSED OUT. THE FIRST OFFICER TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND LANDED THE ACFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE INCAPACITATION WAS NOT DETERMINED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,639 hours in all; 1,589 in this make and model; 299 in the last 90 days; 85 in the last 30 days; 742 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 18,913 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 4, 1987; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 11,000 lb
- Seats: 19
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W PT6-27 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Maui Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: GRO Rota OF at 11:55 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 12:57 pm from GUM, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 10 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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