- Date
- February 8, 1977
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- HI-208Curtiss C-46A
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158393
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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-0001 77/2/8 NR.SAN JUAN,PR CURTISS C-46A CR- 0 0 2 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1413 HI-208 PX- 0 0 0 40, 8200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PUERTO RICO INTL OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: IGNITION HARNESS,SHIELDING POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PROP DISTRIBUTOR VALVE LOOSE.#2 GEN INOP.BATTERY WEAK.OPERATOR-ARGO,S.A.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HI-208
- Reported as
- Curtiss C-46A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Puerto Rico Intl