- Date
- May 24, 1984, 20:00 local (May 25, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Juan, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3838DCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840524041069A
- Case key
- 31137
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While the plt was in the traffic pattern (on base) to land at isla grande arpt, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was ditched & sank in about 40 ft of water. The acft was not recovered, so the eng could not be examined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3838D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34538
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lesie Sanchez/Ave. Sanpatricio
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- MJEP · Culebra Island, PR
- Destination
- MJIG · San Juan, PR
- Flight plan
- VFR
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 20 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.