- Date
- November 23, 1966
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3999ADehavilland 114
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119462
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4420 66/11/23 SAN JUAN PR DEHAVILLAND 114 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N3999A PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 20, 1985 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-I 100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- DUE AIR LEAK IN BRAKES,PLT RETURNED TO RAMP.PILOT DID NOT USE EMERG BRAKE SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3999A
- Reported as
- Dehavilland 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Juan Intl