| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | woensdag 4 april 2001 |
| Tijd: | 12:20 AST |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Roblex Aviation |
| Registratie: | N19BA |
| Constructienummer: | 4986 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1942 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 39832 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 1,6 km (1 mijl) E of San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) ( Puerto Rico)
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| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Training |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
| San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
DC-3 N19BA was being used for a training flight out of San Juan-Luis Munoz Marin Airport to practice ILS approaches. After performing a touch-and-go on runway 10, the right engine failed. Engine failure emergency procedures where carried out when the left engine stopped producing power as well. The crew ditched the plane in the laguna La Torrecilla, one mile East of the airport. The co-pilot reported that the captain feathered the left propeller when carrying out the emergency procedures for the right hand engine.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The captain's activation of the left propeller feathering button after failure of the right engine for undetermined reasons resulting in loss of all engine power and the airplane making a forced landing in water."
Accident investigation:
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accident date: 04-04-2001
type: Douglas DC-3-SIC3G
registration: N19BA
accident date: 04-04-2001
type: Douglas DC-3-SIC3G
registration: N19BA
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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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