# NTSB DCA71AZ014: Boeing 727, N8790R, St Thomas, VI, December 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1970
- Place: St Thomas, VI · ST THOMAS, VI
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 11 serious, 39 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA71AZ014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71AZ014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0026  70/12/28   ST THOMAS,VI        BOEING 727          CR-  0  2  5  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1442                    N8790R              PX-  2  9 37                            40, 10666 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            170 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLOTTE AMALIE
        OPERATOR - TRANS CARIBBEAN AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JAMACIA,NY                  ST THOMAS,VI                 SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HI BOUNCE FRM POOR APCH-T/D.USED IMPROPER RCVRY TECH.LACK OF COCKPIT CREW COORD CONTRB TO ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8790R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8790R-1972-03-07), registration cancelled 1972-03-07, S/N 20240, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-2A7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2a7) (registry code 138407K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Charlotte Amalie

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.

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