UNK64X4104

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-3 · San Juan, PR · September 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1964
Place
San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1549VDouglas DC-3
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181574

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0044  64/9/22    SAN JUAN PR         DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  2  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1008                    N1549V              PX-  0  0  0                            31, 4950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2667 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERNATIONAL
        OPERATOR - CARIBBEAN-ATLANTIC AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N1549V
Reported as
Douglas DC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
International

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.

Other investigations on N1549V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.