De Havilland DH114 N554PR
24 June 1972 · Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 June 1972 at about 23:17 local time, a De Havilland DH114 registered N554PR, operated by Puerto Rico In, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States. 20 people were on board and 5 died, 7 were seriously injured, 8 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mercedita
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DH114
- Registration
- N554PR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Puerto Rico In
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0017
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
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
OVERROTATED AT TOO LOW A/S, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONROL. REASON FOR GO-AROUND UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DH114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1972 | De Havilland DH114 | S.luis Obsp, California, United States | Swift Aire Li* | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1972 | De Havilland DH114 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Swift Aire Li* | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1973 | De Havilland DH114 | Miami, Florida, United States | American Air T | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1973 | De Havilland DH114 | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Trns MGC Airln | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1970 | De Havilland DH114 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | Suburban Airli | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1974 | De Havilland DH114 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Flightways AVI | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |