- Date
- August 12, 1969
- Place
- St Thomas, VI · ST THOMAS, VI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 118 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N938PRDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1970
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79712
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0046 69/8/12 ST THOMAS,VI DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1409 N938PR PX- 0 0114 45, 9529 TOTAL HOURS, 417 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S TRUMAN OPERATOR - CARIBBEAN-ATLANTIC AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR ST THOMAS,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY REMARKS- LOSS OF EFCTV BRAKING DUE DYNAMIC HYDROPLANING.ARPT TOPOGRAPHY PERMITTED EXCESS WATER ACCUMULATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N938PR
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harry S Truman