ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25635
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| Date: | Saturday 5 January 2002 |
| Time: | 14:23 |
| Type: |  Cessna 441 Conquest II |
| Owner/operator: | Alex F. Wojciechowicz |
| Registration: | N441AW |
| MSN: | 441-0199 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rio Grande -
 Puerto Rico
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport, PR (CPX) |
| Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, PR (SJU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was on a visual rules flight from Culebra, Puerto Rico to San Juan, Puerto Rico. No flight plan was filed and a weather briefing was not obtained. The pilot contacted San Juan Radar Approach Control 10 miles east of Fajardo, Puerto Rico and the controller stated the airplane was in radar contact 3 miles east of Farjardo airport. The pilot was instructed to enter a right downwind for runway 10 south of plaza Carolina. The pilot acknowledged the transmission and reported he was at 1,600 feet. Two minutes later the controller stated on the radio frequency, radar contact was lost. The airplane was located by ground personnel on the side of El Yunque Mountain. Review of weather data revealed a weak cold front extended over Puerto Rico. Satellite imagery at the time of the accident revealed a band of low clouds obscuring the accident site. A police helicopter pilot who attempted to reach the crash site reported instrument flight conditions. Examination of the airframe, flight controls, engine assemblies and accessories revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot continued visual flight flight into instrument flight conditions resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Low clouds were a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020108X00044&key=1
Images:
Photo of recovered wreckage (NTSB)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Nov-2017 18:35 | wf | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 25-Nov-2017 20:54 | wf | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2017 15:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2022 00:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 28-Mar-2022 00:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo]] |
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