18.4663° N, 66.1057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 2, 1981 · 13:38 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PQAA
Aircraft
N579PR
Reported as
Hwksly DH114*
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
14
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,865 total12,720 in this make and model200 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.
Zv passenger struck by a screw from the right engine propeller spinner. Screw hit prop then came thru a window.
As the FAA filed it
ZV PASSENGER STRUCK BY A SCREW FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER SPINNER. SCREW HIT PROP THEN CAME THRU A WINDOW.