- Date
- June 24, 1972
- Place
- Ponce, PR
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 7 serious, 8 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N554PRDehavilland DH114
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166764
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0017 72/6/24 PONCE,PR DEHAVILLAND DH114 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2317 N554PR PX- 3 7 8 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 28, 8297 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 3017 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCEDITA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR PONCE,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- OVERROTATED AT TOO LOW A/S, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONROL. REASON FOR GO-AROUND UNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N554PR
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mercedita
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