# Incident 20010404009259I: Doug DC3A, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2001, 12:20 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: San Juan/Puerto Rico International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R8XA
- Location: 18.4394° N, 66.0019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4394&lon=-66.0019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19BA-2001-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3A
- Reported engine: PWA R183092
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01IA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010404009259I

## Narrative

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

(-23)N19BA, DC-3-A, WAS CLEARED FOR A TOUCH AND GO ON RY 10. AFTER DEPARTURE H100, N19BA WAS INSTRUCTED BY LOCAL CONTROLLER TO FLY H100, WHEN N19BA ADVISED UNABLE EMERGENCY DITCHING.  N19BA PROCEEDED TO DITCH ON THE LAGON 1 MILE EAST OF THE SAN JUAN AIRPORT.

## 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 MIA01IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01IA110), Apr 4, 2001: Douglas DC3A (N19BA), San Juan, PR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The captain's activation of the left propeller feathering button after failure of the right engine for undetermined reasons resulting in loss of all engine power and the airplane making a forced…

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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