Narrative:
Both engines flamed out due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was ditched off Vieques.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - mismanagement of fuel
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel exhaustion
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines
Ditching
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| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 19 December 1977 |
| Time: | 07:48 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander |
| Operator: | Vieques Air Link |
| Registration: | N862JA |
| MSN: | 184 |
| First flight: | 1970-06-02 (7 years 7 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Vieques ( Puerto Rico)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport (STX/TISX), U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Vieques Airport (VQS/TJCG), Puerto Rico |
Both engines flamed out due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was ditched off Vieques.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - mismanagement of fuel
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel exhaustion
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines
Classification:
All engine powerlossDitching
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO» NTSB
» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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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 Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport to Vieques Airport as the crow flies is 87 km (55 miles).
Distance from Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport to Vieques Airport as the crow flies is 87 km (55 miles).
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