Date: | Friday 2 March 1973 |
Time: | 18:50 |
Type: | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Arute International Air |
Registration: | N6574 |
MSN: | 4388 |
Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Salvador Airport (ZSA) -
Bahamas
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
Destination airport: | San Salvador Airport (ZSA/MYSM) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot did not notice the windsock on the airport of San Salvador and landed downwind. The airplane overran the runway and ended up in the water.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - selected wrong runway relative to existing wind
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - downwind
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | MIA73OM088 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB File 6-0016
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