- Date
- July 18, 1985, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- San Juan, PR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3714WPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850718072729A
- Case key
- 31252
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Analysis
The acft was taxiing northbound on the north-south taxiway and collided with the vehicle moving westbound along the east-west access road. The access road is a designated non-movement area under the control of the puerto rico port authority. The plt stated he never saw the slow moving vehicle coming from the east. The control guard stated that the driver of the vehicle failed to yield at the stop sign located on the east side of the taxiway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3714W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-627
- Airframe hours
- 2,672
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Flemenco Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Flemenco Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 27, 1985 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- SJU
- Destination
- SIG · San Juan, PR
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- SJU · Luis Munox Marin
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,400 total · 5,200 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU
FAA reports on this event · 1
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