| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 15, 1965 |
| Time: | 1705 |
| Location: | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
| Operator: | Virgin Islands Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | de Havilland 106A |
| Registration: | N6503D |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 12 (passengers:11 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:7 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed into the water shortly after taking off. The pilot failed to maintain flying speed after lifting off prematurely. Failed to abort takeoff. Selected wrong runway relative to wind. Improperly loaded aircraft. |
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