- Date
- August 25, 1979
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N14478Convair 440
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790825034039A
- Case key
- 134310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3136 79/8/25 SAN JUAN,PR CONVAIR 440 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 8000 TIME - 0500 N14478 PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTNATL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK UNKNOWN OBJECT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14478
- Reported as
- Convair 440
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Juan Intnatl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.