De Havilland DH.114 Heron crash, Jun 24, 1972 (5 killed)
De Havilland DH.114 Heron accident on June 24, 1972 near Ponce, Puerto Rico with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of directional control during a go around...
- Date: June 24, 1972
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- Location: Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of directional control during a go around after an overrotation at too low an airspeed.
A Prinair Heron on a night scheduled flight from San Juan to Ponce overrotated during a go around at Mercedita Airport and crashed short of the runway. Five people died, including both pilots, and the rest of the occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.