Douglas DC-7CF N23N
31 December 1972 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 December 1972 at about 19:23 local time, a Douglas DC-7CF registered N23N, operated by Roberto Clemen, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7CF
- Registration
- N23N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Roberto Clemen
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Cargo-International
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Managua, Nicaragua
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3757
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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
NR 2 ENG FAILED, NR 3 LOST PWR.FE UNQUAL.OVER MAXWT 4193 LBS.PREV ENG DMG DUE TAXI ACCDT 12/2/72.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 1992 | Douglas DC-7CF | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Castillo, Claudio | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | - |