Narrative:
The aircraft lost control on final approach and crashed in a nose-down attitude.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the beta blocking device for undetermined reason(s), and the second-pilot's inadvertent activation of the power lever, or levers, aft of the flight idle position and into the beta range, resulting in a loss of airplane control."
» NTSB
» Scramble 157
accident date: 07-06-1992
type: CASA C-212 Aviocar 200
registration: N355CA
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 7 June 1992 |
| Time: | 14:34 |
| Type: |  CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 |
| Operated by: | Executive Airlines |
| On behalf of: | American Eagle |
| Registration: | N355CA |
| MSN: | 234 |
| First flight: | 1982-02-03 (10 years 4 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14135 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-10R-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1,2 km (0.8 mls) SW of Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport (MAZ) ( Puerto Rico)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Juan-Isla Grande Airport (SIG/TJIG), Puerto Rico |
| Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport (MAZ/TJMZ), Puerto Rico | |
| Flightnumber: | 5470 |
The aircraft lost control on final approach and crashed in a nose-down attitude.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the beta blocking device for undetermined reason(s), and the second-pilot's inadvertent activation of the power lever, or levers, aft of the flight idle position and into the beta range, resulting in a loss of airplane control."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95» NTSB
» Scramble 157
Photos
accident date: 07-06-1992
type: CASA C-212 Aviocar 200
registration: N355CA
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 San Juan-Isla Grande Airport to Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport as the crow flies is 112 km (70 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from San Juan-Isla Grande Airport to Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport as the crow flies is 112 km (70 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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