19890301007799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC3 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · March 1, 1989

Date
March 1, 1989 · 16:14 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FITA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28PR
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89FA096
Reported as
Doug DC3
Reported engine
WRIGHT R1820*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,067 total6,467 in this make and model87 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.

Report says, lost engine turning final. Airplane in a skid. Unable to recover, ditched. Prop feathered.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT SAYS, LOST ENGINE TURNING FINAL. AIRPLANE IN A SKID. UNABLE TO RECOVER, DITCHED. PROP FEATHERED.

NTSB investigation

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