Douglas DC-3 crash, Oct 31, 1996, San Juan-Isla Grande (F...
Douglas DC-3 accident on October 31, 1996 near San Juan-Isla Grande (Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci), Puerto Rico with no fatalities. Cause: Cracked No....
- Date: October 31, 1996
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: San Juan-Isla Grande (Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci), Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Cracked No. 11 cylinder on the right engine causing an in-flight fire and power loss, a malfunction of the feathering system, and the crew's failure to increase power on the left engine after the failure, as cited in the investigation summary.
A Douglas DC-3 positioning flight from San Juan lost power on its No. 2 engine after the engine backfired and caught fire shortly after takeoff. The feathering system did not hold, and the crew could not return to the airport in time. The aircraft crashed about three miles from the runway after the pilots did not increase power on the good engine as the emergency procedure requires.