De Havilland DH.114 Heron crash, Mar 5, 1969 (19 killed)

De Havilland DH.114 Heron accident on March 5, 1969 near Sierra de Luquillo, Puerto Rico with 19 fatalities.

Prinair flight PQ277, a De Havilland DH.114 Heron, was vectored on approach to San Juan by a trainee controller, and its position was misidentified. It struck trees and crashed near a knoll in the Sierra de Luquillo mountains, killing all occupants.

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