# Accident 19800128002671A: Hwksly DH1142DA, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1980, 18:53 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Verde
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577PR-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland D H 114 HERON 2DA (registry code 2800503, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-d-h-114-heron-2da) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GQ-30 MK2 (registry code 20005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gq-30-mk2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1142DA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,076 total, 12,139 in this make and model, 201 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800128002671A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TURNED OFF LANDING RUNWAY AT FASTER THAN TAXI SPEED. SAW DC3 ON TAXIWAY AS ADVISED BY TOWER. UNABLE TO STOP.HIT DC3

## Other aircraft in the event

- N28346, Doug DC3: [Accident 19800128002672A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800128002672A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA030), Jan 28, 1980: Dehavilland DH 114 (N577PR), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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