Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 29 SEP 2004 |
| Zeit: | 18:59 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Air Flamenco |
| Kennzeichen: | N902GD |
| Werknummer: | 905 |
| Baujahr: | 1981 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | ca 1 km N off Vega Baja (Puerto Rico)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport (MAZ/TJMZ), |
| San Juan-Isla Grande Airport (SIG/TJIG), |
The airplane, transporting bank financial documents, departed Mayaguez at 18:30. En route the airplane approached and penetrated a level 4-5 rain shower. Control was lost and the plane crashed into the sea.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather (low ceilings and thunderstorms), his loss of aircraft control, and an inflight collision with the ocean during uncontrolled descent." Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
Fotos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-BGAN | |||
| 14 AUG 1981 | 9J- | ||
| HP-998P | |||
| 19 JUL 1988 | N70161 | Broward Air Service Inc. | |
| YV-475C | |||
| N6596Z | General Aviation Services Inc. | ||
| 14 MAR 1991 | D-IADM | Atlas Air Services | |
| D-IADM | OLT - Ostfriesische Lufttransport | ||
| 17 DEC 1996 | N993RA | Air Anguilla | |
| N993RA | Trans Anguilla Airways | ||
| VP-AAE | Trans Anguilla Airways | ||
| 28 JUL 2000 | N902GD | Air Flamenco | |
| N902GD | Air Flamenco |
» source: Werner Fischdick
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport to San Juan-Isla Grande Airport as the crow flies is 112 km (70 miles).
Distance from Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport to San Juan-Isla Grande Airport as the crow flies is 112 km (70 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.
