Date:	Tuesday 22 July 1986
Time:	13:53
Type:	Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator:	Borinquen Air
Registration:	N27PR
MSN:	11776
Year of manufacture:	1943
Engine model:	Wright R-1820-202A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	ca 2 km W of San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) -   Puerto Rico
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ)
Destination airport:	Saint Kitts-Golden Rock Airport (SKB/TKPK)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Douglas DC-3A cargo plane suffered a failure of the no.2 engine, shortly after takeoff from San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín 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 José 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"

Aviation Letter 238
ICAO Adrep Summary 5/88 (#44)
NTSB

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photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ); January 1985

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