# Accident 19800128002672A: Doug DC3, 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: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AVIA
- 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: N28346, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28346-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,716 total, 846 in this make and model, 208 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/19800128002672A

## Narrative

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

LANDING HERRON TURNED ON TAXIWAY AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HERRON HIT WING OF STOPPED DC3.(OTHER AIRCRAFT N577PR)

## Other aircraft in the event

- N577PR, Hwksly DH1142DA: [Accident 19800128002671A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800128002671A)

## 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: Douglas DC-3 (N28346), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28346 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840427024059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840427024059I), Apr 27, 1984: Doug DC3 (N28346), San Juan, Puerto Rico. Aircraft veered to the left. Departed runway into the grass. Soft left tire contributed to this incident.
- [Incident 19800607046879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607046879I), Jun 7, 1980: Doug DC3 (N28346), St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing to park struck the rudder of another aircraft.

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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