Douglas DC-9 N938PR
12 August 1969 · St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1969 at about 14:09 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N938PR, operated by Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 119 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S Truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N938PR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0046
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118 |
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
LOSS OF EFCTV BRAKING DUE DYNAMIC HYDROPLANING.ARPT TOPOGRAPHY PERMITTED EXCESS WATER ACCUMULATION
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Fairland, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 83 |
| 18 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Eglin Af Base, Florida, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Overseas National Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |