Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1971 |
Time: | 13:45 |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander |
Owner/operator: | Vieques Air Link |
Registration: | N589JA |
MSN: | 25 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Culebra Airport (CPX) -
Puerto Rico
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Vieques Airport (VQS/TJCG) |
Destination airport: | Culebra Airport (CPX/TJCP) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft bounced on landing. The pilot initiated a go-around over hills. The airplane was unable to clear a house and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - exercised poor judgment
pilot in command - delayed in initiating go-around
weather - unfavorable wind conditions
miscellaneous - evasive maneuver to avoid collision
FACTORS:
weather - downdraft,updrafts
terrain - other
miscellaneous acts,conditions - downwind
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | MIA72AM057 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
NTSB
World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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