Casa C-212-200 accident near San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 19, 1990
On December 19, 1990 at about 11:30 am local time, a Casa C-212-200, registered N433CA, was substantially damaged in an accident near San Juan, Puerto Rico (Luis Munoz Marin Int'L airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE FLARING TO LAND DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 19, 1990 · about 11:30 am local time
- Place
- San Juan, Puerto Rico · Luis Munoz Marin Int'L
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Casa C-212-200
- Registration
- N433CA · registry record · serial 272
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE FLARING TO LAND, THE CAPTAIN & FIRST OFFICER STATED THAT THE RT PROP BETA LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT THEN YAWED TO THE RT, DESCENDED RT WING LOW WHICH CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE ACFT REMAINED ON THE GROUND, TRAVELLED OFF THE RWY, & CAME TO REST ON GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED & THE FOLLOWING DAY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE FAA, THE RT ENG & PROP WERE OPERATIONALLY TESTED WHICH REVEALED NO EVIDENE OF MALFUNCTION OF THE PROPELLER BLADE ANGLE RIGGING, FUEL FLOW, OR WORN FLIGHT IDLE GATE. ACCORDING TO THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, FILLED OUT BY THE DIRECTOR OF FLT OPS, WAKE TURBULENCE WAS SUSPECTED FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 18,000 hours in all; 1,900 in this make and model; 106 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,568 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, December 12, 1990; 29 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 16,537 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Garrett TPE331-10-501 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Executive Airline, INC.
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 8, 10,002 ft by 200 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,800 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:30 am from SJU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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