# NTSB Accident DCA04MA045
> **ATR 72** · 2004-05-09 · San Juan, PR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA04MA045
- **Event ID:** 20040510X00578
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-09
- **Location:** San Juan, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.469318, -66.100006
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 19
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 26
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ATR
- **Model:** 72
- **Registration:** N438AT
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the captain's failure to execute proper techniques to recover from the bounced landings and his subsequent failure to execute a go-around.

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