# NTSB Accident MIA97LA174
> **Convair CV-240** · 1997-05-22 · SAN JUAN, PR · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA174
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07987
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-22
- **Location:** SAN JUAN, PR
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Convair
- **Model:** CV-240
- **Registration:** N355T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the aft master rod in the right engine, and failure of the front master rod bearing in the left engine, which resulted in a forced landing on a beach and a subsequent encounter with ocean water.

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