| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | miércoles 17 agosto 1983 |
| Hora: | 16:40 |
| Tipo: |  Beechcraft A100 King Air |
| Operador: | Padosa Productions |
| Registración: | N129D |
| Numéro de série: | B-134 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1972 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 9420 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Vieques Airport (VQS) ( Puerto Rico)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Privado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport (STX/TISX), Islas Vírgenes Americanas |
| San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico |
A Beechcraft A100 King Air sustained substantial damage in a crash-landing during a touch and go landing at Vieques Airport (VQS). The airplane climbed with the nose high and tail low but could not gain height. It sank into citrus trees 1200 ft from the end of the runway. The aircraft went 150 ft through the trees and 350 ft on the ground before stopping.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSES:
judgment - poor - pilot in command
lift-off - premature - pilot in command
distance - inadequate - pilot in command
airspeed(vlof) - below - pilot in command
FACTOR:
object - tree(s)
Fuentes:
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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 San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Distance from Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport to San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
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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