Convair 640 N3407
23 March 1972 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 1972 at about 18:30 local time, a Convair 640 registered N3407, operated by Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 54 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 640
- Registration
- N3407
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St Thomas, Vi → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 4-0046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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
METAL CHIPS FOUND IN HYD FLUID.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 640 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 1970 | Convair 640 | St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1968 | Convair 640 | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1967 | Convair 640 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1967 | Convair 640D | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | Minor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |