- Date
- December 29, 1966
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3712WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178765
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4220 66/12/29 SAN JUAN PR PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1363 TIME - 1515 N3712W PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 361 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT DEPARTED FROM MIDFIELD APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS AFTER A DC-8.WIND 14 KNOTS DOWN RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3712W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Juan Intl
N3712WRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2014 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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