Narrative:
The aircraft was in cruise flight at 3000 feet, 20 minutes after takeoff from St. Thomas, when the no. 1 engine temperature 100 degrees and the oil pressure started to fluctuate. The engine was shut down.
Passing Fajardo (Puerto Rico), the no. 2 engine started banging and quit producing power. The aircraft began to descend and was descending through 500 feet when the no. 1 engine was restarted. A forced landing was made to a beach coming to a complete stop in 5 feet of water.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the aft master rod in the right engine, and failure of the front master rod bearing in the left engine, which resulted in a forced landing on a beach and a subsequent encounter with ocean water. "
» Scramble 217
accident date: 22-05-1997
type: Convair T-29B (CV-240)
registration: N64725
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 22 May 1997 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Convair T-29B (CV-240) |
| Operator: | Dodita Air Cargo |
| Registration: | N355T |
| MSN: | 281 |
| First flight: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14239 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Luquillo ( Puerto Rico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Saint Thomas-Cyril E. King Airport (STT/TIST), U.S. Virgin Islands |
| San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
The aircraft was in cruise flight at 3000 feet, 20 minutes after takeoff from St. Thomas, when the no. 1 engine temperature 100 degrees and the oil pressure started to fluctuate. The engine was shut down.
Passing Fajardo (Puerto Rico), the no. 2 engine started banging and quit producing power. The aircraft began to descend and was descending through 500 feet when the no. 1 engine was restarted. A forced landing was made to a beach coming to a complete stop in 5 feet of water.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the aft master rod in the right engine, and failure of the front master rod bearing in the left engine, which resulted in a forced landing on a beach and a subsequent encounter with ocean water. "
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» NTSB Identification: MIA97LA174» Scramble 217
Photos
accident date: 22-05-1997
type: Convair T-29B (CV-240)
registration: N64725
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 Thomas-Cyril E. King Airport to San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport as the crow flies is 108 km (68 miles).
Distance from Saint Thomas-Cyril E. King Airport to San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport as the crow flies is 108 km (68 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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