MIA67A0080

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 640 · San Juan, PR · January 23, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 23, 1967
Place
San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
Injuries
6 minor, 22 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3408Convair 640
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119041

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0047  67/1/23    SAN JUAN,PR         CONVAIR 640         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0901                    N3408               PX-  0  0 25                            39, 7084 TOTAL HOURS, 670
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA VERDE INTL
        OPERATOR - CARIBBEAN-ATLANTIC AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LANDED 250 FT SHORT OF RNWY.LAST 15 SECS OF FLT ACFT AVERAGED 1600FT PER MIN RATE OF DESCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3408
Reported as
Convair 640
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Isla Verde Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.