- Date
- June 13, 1974
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 28 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87628Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740613019609A
- Case key
- 128158
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1864 74/6/13 NR.SAN JUAN,PR DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0845 N87628 PX- 0 0 25 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 49, 17887 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I 6024 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PUERTO RICO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR ST THOMAS,VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- SUPPORT BRACKET ASSEMBLY P/N 2118783 FAILED.EX MANIFOLD P/N 5115224-2 DISENGAGED FM NR 5 CYL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87628
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Puerto Rico Intl
N87628Registration cancelled Sep 25, 1982 · Douglas DC3Airframe modelDouglas DC3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.