Status:
Date:	28 DEC 1970
Time:	14:42 AST
Type:	Boeing 727-2A7
Operator:	Trans Caribbean Airways
Registration:	N8790R
C/n / msn:	20240/717
First flight:	1969-04-24 (1 year 8 months)
Engines:	3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 48
Total:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 55
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Saint Thomas-Harry S.Truman Airport (STT) (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico
Destination airport:	Saint Thomas-Harry S.Truman Airport (STT/TIST), U.S. Virgin Islands
Flightnumber:	505

Narrative:
The aircraft bounced twice on landing and touched down a third time at 2700 feet past the runway 09 (4650 feet long) threshold. The right wing struck the ground, and the aircraft ran off the side of the runway, passed through a fence, crossed a highway and came to a halt against a hillside.
The weather was: clear, visibility >30 miles; wind 100/10kts.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's use of improper techniques in recovering from a high bounce generated by a poorly executed approach and touchdown. Lack of cockpit crew coordination during the approach and attempted recovery contributed to the accident."

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