# Accident 19900405013829A: Lkheed 1049F55, Levittown, Puerto Rico, April 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1990, 17:45 local time
- Place: Levittown, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: AMSA
- Location: 18.4499° N, 66.1816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Levittown, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4499&lon=-66.1816&mi=10
- Aircraft: HI515 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 1049F55
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R3350*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900405013829A

## Narrative

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

UNAUTHORIZED FERRY FLIGHT WITH NR3 ENGINE INOP. ENGINE NR2CAUGHT FIRE AND NR1 FAILED. DITCHED AND SANK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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