ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330469
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| Date: | Saturday 24 June 1972 |
| Time: | 23:17 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-114 Prinair Heron 2B |
| Owner/operator: | Prinair |
| Registration: | N554PR |
| MSN: | 14085 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11364 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ponce-Mercedita Airport (PSE) -
 Puerto Rico
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) |
| Ponce-Mercedita Airport (PSE/TJPS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Heron was over-rotated, lost control and crashed while the crew were executing a go-around after trying to land on runway 29.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the loss of directional control during a go-around from a landing attempt. Control was lost when the aircraft was overrotated at too low an airspeed to sustain flight. The crew's reasons for rejecting the landing are not known."
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