Convair 640D N3420
25 April 1967 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1967 at about 19:03 local time, a Convair 640D registered N3420, operated by Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 57 people were on board and 30 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 640D
- Registration
- N3420
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0055
People
30 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HYD LINE NO.1 NACELLE SPLIT, IGNITED FROM UNK SOURCE.GRND LOOP DUE LEFT BRAKE FIRE DMG.FIRE UNCONTR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 640 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1967 | Convair 640 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1968 | Convair 640 | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1970 | Convair 640 | St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1972 | Convair 640 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1979 | Convair 640 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Zantop International Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1987 | Convair 640 (340D) | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | SMB Stage Line, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |