Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 01 MAR 1989 |
| Time: | 16:14 |
| Type: | Douglas C-49J (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Diaz Aviation Corp. / Borinquen Air |
| Registration: | N28PR |
| C/n / msn: | 6323 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-1820-G-202A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Isla Verde (Puerto Rico) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saint Kitts-Golden Rock Airport (SKB/TKPK), St. Kitts and Nevis |
| San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
The no. 1 engine failed on base leg; crashed into lagoon 2 miles short of the runway. The aircraft is still registered, but it is not known if this DC-3 has been restored to flying condition following this accident.
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." Events:
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/90 (#18)
» NTSB
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saint Kitts-Golden Rock Airport to San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport as the crow flies is 367 km (230 miles).
Distance from Saint Kitts-Golden Rock Airport to San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport as the crow flies is 367 km (230 miles).
