Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | zondag 31 december 1972 |
Tijd: | 19:23 |
Type: | Douglas DC-7CF |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | American Express Leasing |
Registratie: | N500AE |
Constructienummer: | 45130/823 |
Bouwjaar: | 1957 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | van San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU) ( Puerto Rico)
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Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Managua-Las Mercedes Airport (MGA/MNMG), Nicaragua |
Beschrijving:The DC-7, 4193 lb (1902 kg) overloaded, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea, after the no. 2 engine failed and the no. 3 engine lost power.
The engine failure resulted from inadequate maintenance and inspection and previous damage (taxiing accident Dec. 2, 1972). The Flight Engineer was unqualified for the DC-7.
Baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, was killed in the accident. Clemente was on a relief mission to deliver supplies for earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - engine structure: master and connecting rods
powerplant - engine structure: cylinder assembly
powerplant - engine structure: piston,piston rings
miscellaneous acts,conditions - excessive-wear/play
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
FACTORS:
personnel - operational supervisory personnel: deficiency,company maintained eqpmt,services,regulation
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly loaded aircraft-weight-and/or c.g.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - previous damage
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport en Managua-Las Mercedes Airport bedraagt 2258 km (1412 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.