Narrative: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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Investigating agency: | NTSB  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 years and 4 months | Accident number: | MIA92MA131 | Download report: | Summary report
| Language: | English |
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Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95
» NTSB
» Scramble 157
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accident date:
07-06-1992type: 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.
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.