Incident Overview

Description
The Douglas DC-3A cargo plane suffered a failure of the no.2 engine, shortly after takeoff from San Juan-Luis Mu¤oz Mar¡n International Airport in Puerto Rico. The flight crew flew a right downwind leg to return to runway 10 for landing. The propeller was feathered but the flight crew were not able to maintain altitude. As the aircraft turned to base leg, control was lost and the DC-3 crashed into Laguna San Jos in a right vertical bank. PROBABLE CAUSE:” Airspeed .. inadequate .. pilot in command Aircraft handling .. improper .. pilot in command CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Terrain condition .. water, rough Engine assembly,ring .. failure, total Comm/nav equipment, transmitter .. failure, total Engine assembly, bearing .. failure, total Engine assembly, master rod .. failure, total”
Primary Cause
Inadequate airspeed, improper pilot command, improper aircraft handling, failure of contributing factors such as terrain and equipment, and engine assembly issues.Inadequate airspeed, improper pilot command, improper aircraft handling, failure of contributing factors such as terrain and equipment, and engine assembly issues.Share on: