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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1931 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-38A |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American Airways |
| Registration: | NC5933 |
| MSN: | 14-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ponce Harbour, San Juan -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Miami, Florida |
| Ponce Harbour, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (Damaged beyond repair) 12/8/31 when struck submerged object on landing in Ponce Harbour, San Juan, Puerto Rico. No casualties. Scrapped 7/10/31.
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-sikorsky-s-38a-san-juan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2009 01:19 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-May-2009 15:48 | angels one five | Updated |
| 10-Dec-2013 17:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2019 16:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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