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1972 aviation accident
For other flights numbered 191, see Flight 191 (disambiguation).
Prinair Flight 191
A Prinair de Havilland DH.114, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date
June 24, 1972
Summary
Pilot error
Site
Ponce, Puerto Rico 18°0′22″N66°33′37″W / 18.00611°N 66.56028°W / 18.00611; -66.56028
Aircraft
Aircraft type
de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2B
Operator
Prinair
Registration
N554PR
Flight origin
Luis Muñoz Marín Int'l Airport
Destination
Mercedita Airport
Occupants
20
Passengers
18
Crew
2
Fatalities
5
Injuries
15
Survivors
15
Prinair Flight 191 was a Prinair (Puerto Rico International Airlines) flight from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Mercedita Airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At approximately 11:15pm on June 24, 1972, the aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Mercedita Airport. Five people died in the accident.[1] and the remaining people were injured.
^"Aircraft Accident Report - Puerto Rico International Airlines (Prinair), Inc., DeHavilland DH-114, N554PR, Ponce, Puerto Rico, June 24, 1972" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 20 December 1972. NTSB-AAR-72-54. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
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