Douglas DC-3 crash, Apr 4, 2001, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marí...
Douglas DC-3 accident on April 4, 2001 near San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico with no fatalities. Cause: Feathering of the left...
- Date: April 4, 2001
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Feathering of the left propeller after the right engine failed for undetermined reasons, which resulted in loss of all engine power and a forced landing in water.
A Roblex Aviation DC-3 on a training flight at San Juan lost its right engine during a missed approach. While handling the emergency, the captain feathered the left propeller, which had not lost power, and both engines then stopped. The aircraft ditched in water east of the airport and all aboard survived.