Narrative:
The Heron was over-rotated, lost control and crashed while the crew were executing a go-around after trying to land on runway 29.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the loss of directional control during a go-around from a landing attempt. Control was lost when the aircraft was overrotated at too low an airspeed to sustain flight. The crew's reasons for rejecting the landing are not known."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 24 June 1972 |
| Time: | 23:17 EST |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-114 Prinair Heron 2B |
| Operator: | Prinair |
| Registration: | N554PR |
| MSN: | 14085 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11364 |
| Engines: | 4 Continental IO-520E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ponce-Mercedita Airport (PSE) ( Puerto Rico)
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| Crash site elevation: | 9 m (30 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
| Ponce-Mercedita Airport (PSE/TJPS), Puerto Rico | |
| Flightnumber: | 191 |
The Heron was over-rotated, lost control and crashed while the crew were executing a go-around after trying to land on runway 29.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the loss of directional control during a go-around from a landing attempt. Control was lost when the aircraft was overrotated at too low an airspeed to sustain flight. The crew's reasons for rejecting the landing are not known."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
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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 San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport to Ponce-Mercedita Airport as the crow flies is 76 km (47 miles).
Distance from San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport to Ponce-Mercedita Airport as the crow flies is 76 km (47 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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