# Accident 19860722046729A: Doug DC3, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1986, 13:53 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Luis Munoz Marin International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FITA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL (SJU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27PR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182022
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,100 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86MA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86MA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860722046729A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA86MA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86MA217), Jul 22, 1986: Douglas DC-3 (N27PR), Isla Verde, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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