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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 336 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · August 24, 1979

Date
August 24, 1979 · 07:31 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1709Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FA115
Reported as
Cessna 336
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported engine problem after t/off. Stalled acft returning to arpt. Found poorly maintained rear engine.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM AFTER T/OFF. STALLED ACFT RETURNING TO ARPT. FOUND POORLY MAINTAINED REAR ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.