Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 1 March 1989
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-49J (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Borinquen Air
Registration Number: N28PR
Location: 3,2 km from San Juan-Luis Mu¤oz Mar¡n International Airport (SJU) –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: The flight crew’s actions regarding the left propeller and aircraft trim.The flight crew’s actions regarding the left propeller and aircraft trim.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A no. 1 engine failed on base leg, resulting in a crash into the lagoon 2 miles short of the runway. The probable cause was a failure by the flight crew to feather the left propeller and trim the aircraft after the left engine stopped producing power.A no. 1 engine failed on base leg, resulting in a crash into the lagoon 2 miles short of the runway. The probable cause was a failure by the flight crew to feather the left propeller and trim the aircraft after the left engine stopped producing power.
Description
The no. 1 engine failed on base leg; crashed into lagoon 2 miles short of the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The failure of the flight crew to feather the left propeller and trim the aircraft after the left engine stopped producing power for undetermined reasons.”
Primary Cause
Failure to feather the left propeller and trim the aircraft after the left engine stopped producing power.Failure to feather the left propeller and trim the aircraft after the left engine stopped producing power.Share on:
