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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug DC3 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · July 22, 1986

Date
July 22, 1986 · 13:53 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FITA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N27PR
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86MA217
Reported as
Doug DC3
Reported engine
WRIGHT R182022
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
29,100 total2,000 in this make and model150 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.

Engine failed on climbout due to rod bearing failure. Stalled and hit water turning into dead engine low and slow

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT DUE TO ROD BEARING FAILURE. STALLED AND HIT WATER TURNING INTO DEAD ENGINE LOW AND SLOW

NTSB investigation

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