MIA79FKA08

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E18S · San Juan, PR · July 13, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1979
Place
San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N62BBeech E18S
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790713023789A
Case key
134195

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2689  79/7/13  NR.SAN JUAN,PR        BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0100                    N62B                PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABANDONED STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- POLICE CONFIRMED TRACES OF COCAINE IN AIRCRAFT.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N62B
Reported as
Beech E18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Abandoned Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.