- Date
- March 5, 1969
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 19 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N563PRDehavilland DH1142
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1970
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79646
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2365 69/3/5 NR.SAN JUAN,PR DEHAVILLAND DH1142 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1738 N563PR PX- 17 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 57, 26800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST THOMAS,VIRGIN IS SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: ISSUED IMPROPER OR CONFLICTING INSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 77 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- ACFT UNDER RADAR CTL.VECTORED INTO MT BY CONTROLLER TRAINEE WHO WAS NOT ADEQUATELY SUPERVISED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N563PR
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH1142
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed