- Date
- November 13, 1973
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3628BBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731113039829A
- Case key
- 187996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3529 73/11/13 SAN JUAN,PR BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 5000 TIME - 1700 N3628B PX- 0 0 10 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST THOMAS,VI SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER APPROACHING DARKNESS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 77 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 60 17 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DEST WX BLO MIN,UN RCV SPCL VFR CLNC DUE IFR TFC.DID NOT DIVERT.NO WX CK ENRT.LNDD ON HWY,HIT SIGN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3628B
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Juan Intl
N3628BRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2012 · Beech E18SAirframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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