# NTSB MIA70AM096: Douglas DC-3C, N1549V, San Juan, PR, June 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1970
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70AM096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1284  70/6/13  NR.SAN JUAN,PR        DOUGLAS DC-3C       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 3000
        TIME - 0936                    N1549V              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SAN JUAN,PR                  ST.THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-INTENTIONAL DITCHING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- NOT AN EMERG LDG.ACFT CAPABLE OF CONT NORMAL OPS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1549V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1549V-2011-06-02), registration cancelled 2011-06-02, S/N 13480, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1549V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X4104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4104), Sep 22, 1964: Douglas DC-3 (N1549V), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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