Aero Commander 720 N4100S

Summary

On 30 September 1987 at about 12:51 local time, a Aero Commander 720 registered N4100S was involved in an accident near 50 Nw San Juan. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 September 1987 at 12:51

Classification

Accident

Location

50 Nw San Juan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aero Commander 720

Registration

N4100S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Juan → Ft. Lauderdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA87LA266

1 person was seriously injured.

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

FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER A NORTHWEST DEPARTURE FROM SAN JUAN INTERNATIONAL ARPT THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE FLT WAS RETURNING TO LAND AFTER SECURING THE RT ENG DUE TO REPORTED PROBLEMS. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE THE ACFT WAS DITCHED APRX 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ARPT. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS COMPUTED TO BE 1900 FT AT THE ARPT 1 MINUTE AFTER THE DITCHING. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT OPERATING MANUAL, AT THE DESIGNED GROSS WEIGHT WITH A PROPERLY SECURED ENGINE AT THE ABOVE COMPUTED DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE SINGLE ENGINE RATE OF CLIMB WOULD BE 212 FEET PER MINUTE. THE ACFT & LOGBOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED THEREFORE THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ENG FAILURE & MAINTENANCE INFORMATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED & OBTAINED RESPECTIVELY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.