- Date
- December 31, 1972
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23NDouglas DC-7CF
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169339
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3757 72/12/31 SAN JUAN,PR DOUGLAS DC-7CF CR- 3 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1923 N23N PX- 2 0 0 CTR CARGO-I 47, 12400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR MANAGUA,NICARAGUA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- NR 2 ENG FAILED,NR 3 LOST PWR.FE UNQUAL.OVER MAX WT 4193 LBS.PREV ENG DMG DUE TAXI ACCDT 12/2/72.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23N
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Juan Intl
N23NRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2009 · Douglas DC-7CAirframe modelDouglas DC-7CEngine modelWright TC18EA series
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