- Date
- December 1, 1969
- Place
- Charlotte Amal, VI · CHARLOTTE AMAL, VI
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 3 minor, 17 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N570PRDehavilland DH114
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149594
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3777 69/12/1 CHARLOTTE AMAL,VI DEHAVILLAND DH114 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0957 N570PR PX- 0 2 18 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 38, 12500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 172 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S.TRUMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR CHARLOTTE AMAL,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- R FLAP DATUM HINGE LINK FAILED.CAUSED R FLAPS TO STREAMLINE,L FLAPS AT 60 DEG. STRUCK 2 ACFT,CAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N570PR
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harry S.Truman
N570PRRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 1991 · Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2XAirframe modelDehavilland DH 114 HERON 2X
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