- Date
- October 5, 1970
- Place
- Ponce, PR
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N571PRDehavilland 114-2X
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159447
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1500 70/10/5 PONCE,PR DEHAVILLAND 114-2X CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0808 N571PR PX- 0 0 7 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 39, 7200 TOTAL HOURS, 700 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCEDITA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR PONCE,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE REMARKS- NR 1 ENG DRIVEN FUEL INJECTION PUMP BYPASS NEEDLE CAME LOOSE. AD 70-14-7 NOT COMPLIED WITH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N571PR
- Reported as
- Dehavilland 114-2X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mercedita
N571PRRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Dehavilland DH 114 HERON 2XAirframe modelDehavilland DH 114 HERON 2XEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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