- Date
- October 20, 1975
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- AN-BFODouglas DC-6B
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0003 75/10/20 SAN JUAN,PR DOUGLAS DC-6B CR- 0 0 3 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1415 AN-BFO PX- 0 0 0 39, 15130 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 965 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PUERTO RICO INT'L OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANAGUA,NICARAGUA SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- IMPROPERLY SECURED NOSE GR TORQUE LINKS DISCONNECTED. NSE WHL VIBRATION. FUSELAGE FRACTURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- AN-BFO
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Puerto Rico Int'L