- Date
- April 25, 1967
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 30 minor, 27 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3420Convair 640D
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0055 67/4/25 SAN JUAN,PR CONVAIR 640D CR- 0 0 3 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1903 N3420 PX- 0 0 54 28, 6075 TOTAL HOURS, 408 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL OPERATOR - CARIBBEAN-ATLANTIC AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HYD LINE NO.1 NACELLE SPLIT,IGNITED FROM UNK SOURCE.GRND LOOP DUE LEFT BRAKE FIRE DMG.FIRE UNCONTR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3420
- Reported as
- Convair 640D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Juan Intl
N3420Registration cancelled Apr 24, 2014 · Convair 640-340DAirframe modelConvair 640-340DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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.