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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC172 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · April 28, 1990

Date
April 28, 1990 · 10:50 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2670U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90LA112
Reported as
Cessna STC172
Reported engine
Franklin 6A350C2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total90 in this make and model20 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.

Failed to use full carburetor heat on letdown for airport. Engine stopped. Aircraft ditched in lagoon and sank.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO USE FULL CARBURETOR HEAT ON LETDOWN FOR AIRPORT. ENGINE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT DITCHED IN LAGOON AND SANK.

NTSB investigation

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