- Date
- January 28, 1980
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19800128002672A19800128002671A
- Case key
- 131743
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0246 80/1/28 SAN JUAN,PR DEHAVILLAND DH 114 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1853 N577PR PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 38, 15076 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 12139 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA VERDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAYAGUEZ,PR SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- COLLIDED W DC-3 W TAXIING OFF RWY & TURNING ONTO TWY.DC HAD STOPPED ON TWY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0246 80/1/28 SAN JUAN,PR DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1853 N28346 PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 31, 6716 TOTAL HOURS, 846 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA VERDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR ST. THOMAS, VI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STRUCK BY DEHAVILLAND DH114 AS IT TURNED OFF RWY & ON TWY WHERE N28346 HAD STOPPED.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N28346
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Isla Verde
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N577PR
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Isla Verde
N577PRRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Dehavilland D H 114 HERON 2DAAirframe modelDehavilland D H 114 HERON 2DAEngine modelDehav ENG GQ-30 MK2
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19800128002672ADoug DC3 · San Juan, Puerto RicoLanding herron turned on taxiway at high rate of speed. Herron hit wing of stopped DC3.(other aircraft N577PR)Accident 19800128002671AHwksly DH1142DA · San Juan, Puerto RicoTurned off landing runway at faster than taxi speed. Saw DC3 on taxiway as advised by tower. Unable to stop. Hit DC3