- Date
- February 25, 1979
- Place
- Ponce, PR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8077JAerostar 600A
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790225003609A
- Case key
- 137386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0447 79/2/25 PONCE,PR AEROSTAR 600A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3585 TIME - 2355 N8077J PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCEDITA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,P.R. PONCE,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8077J
- Reported as
- Aerostar 600A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mercedita
FAA reports on this event · 1
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