- Date
- August 25, 1975
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N102CHCessna 337C
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750825037039A
- Case key
- 151521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3642 75/8/25 NR.SAN JUAN,PR CESSNA 337C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 700 TIME - 2020 N102CH PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA GRANDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARUBA,DUTCH ANTILLES SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE TWR 100FT AGL 8 MI W. OF ARPT. ATMTD LNDG ON A ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N102CH
- Reported as
- Cessna 337C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Isla Grande
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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.