Beechcraft D18 crash, Sep 26, 1978 (6 killed), San Juan-L...
Beechcraft D18 accident on September 26, 1978 near San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico with 6 fatalities. Cause: Uncontrolled descent...
- Date: September 26, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft D18
- Location: San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent on final approach after encountering wake turbulence from a preceding Eastern Airlines L-1011. Contributing factor: failure to follow approved procedures.
Air Caribbean Flight 309, a Beechcraft D18S, was on approach from Aguadilla to San Juan-Isla Verde when it was upset by wake turbulence from an Eastern Airlines L-1011 that had overtaken it on final approach. The aircraft came down in the Barrio Obrero district of San Juan, hitting houses and a bar. All six people aboard were killed and a few people on the ground were injured.