# NTSB MIA79FA116: Convair 440, N14478, San Juan, PR, August 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1979
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA116

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 440
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790825034039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825034039A), Aug 25, 1979: Cvac 440, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Acft landed gear up on airport rwy. Found part of landing gear & horizontal stabilizer missing prior to landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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