ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330712
| Date: | Thursday 7 October 1971 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Owner/operator: | International Sky Cab Airlines |
| Registration: | N857JA |
| MSN: | 92 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off South Caicos -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | San Juan-Isla Grande Airport (SIG/TJIG) |
| South Caicos International Airport (XSC/MBSC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed Puerto Rico with malfunctioning radio navigation equipment. He flew dead reckoning to South Caicos, but became lost. He ditched the plane and was rescued by a ship.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
Pilot in command - became lost/disoriented
FACTORS:
pilot in command - attempted operation w/known deficiencies in equipment
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Thomas Brügge
World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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