MIA73IM005

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-9 · San Juan, PR · July 3, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1972
Place
San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
Injuries
106 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N967PRDouglas DC-9
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118069

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0019   72/7/3  NR.SAN JUAN,PR        DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1920                    N967PR              PX-  0  0101                            41, 9012 TOTAL HOURS, 788
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - CARIBBEAN-ATLANTIC AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 SANTA DOMINGO,DR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: NACELLES,PODS,PYLONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- R ENG COWLING SEPD.MECH WRKG O/T,HI NOISE AREA,PAX BOARDING.MECH FATIGUED.LNDD RAMEY AFB W/O INCDT

Aircraft

Registration
N967PR
Reported as
Douglas DC-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage