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MIA87LA087

1987-02-19 · SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR PLT STATED THAT THE FLT WAS OVER SAN JUAN BAY APRX 2.5-3 MILES FROM THE ARPT AT APRX 700 FEET WHEN THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE ENG THEN QUIT. HOWEVER IT RESTARTED MOMENTARILY. REALIZING THE FLT WOULD NOT REACH THE ARPT THE ACFT WAS THEN DITCHED IN THE BAY APRX 15 FEET FROM SHORE IN APRX 4-5 FEET OF WATER. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE INTACT FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT THEY DID NOT CONTAIN ENOUGH FUEL TO SUSTAIN ENGINE OPERATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA87LA087.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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