Descripción del Accidente ASN 02 DEC 1994 IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander N16VM - Majuro, Marshall Islands
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:viernes 2 diciembre 1994
Hora:15:48
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic BN2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-20 Islander
Operado por:Southern Cross Aviation
Alquilado a :Trans Island Air
Registración: N16VM
Numéro de série: 2204
Año de Construcción: 1989-03-02 (5 years 9 months)
Motores: 2 Lycoming IO-540-K1B5
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:320 km (200 milles) NE de la costa de Majuro, Marshall Islands (   Océano Pacífico)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Ferry/Posicionado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Majuro-Amata Kabua International Airport (MAJ/PKMJ), Islas Marshall
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), Estados Unidos de América
Descripción:
The aircraft was being operated as a flight of two on a ferry flight from the Marshall Islands to Honolulu. The airplane was equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks. About 2 hours after departure, while at an altitude of 7,000 feet msl, the accompanying airplane noticed smoke trailing from the left engine of the Islander. The two aircraft turned around and the pilot declared an emergency. The left engine of N16VM quit and the pilot feathered the propeller. The pilot was unable to maintain level flight and the aircraft was ditched in rough water and subsequently sank. The pilot was rescued about 20 hours afterwards.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "An undetermined failure of the left engine. The inability of the airplane to maintain level flight and exceeding the one-engine capability was a factor in the accident."

Fuentes:
» BAAA-ACRO
» NTSB
» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes


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Distance from Majuro-Amata Kabua International Airport to Honolulu International Airport, HI as the crow flies is 3649 km (2281 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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