ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77930
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| Date: | 23-SEP-2010 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N100PV |
| MSN: | 784 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 km from Santo Domingo-Las Américas José Francisco Peña Gómez Int'l A -
 Dominican Republic
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Juan-Isla Grande Airport (SIG/TJIG) |
| Santo Domingo-Las Américas José Francisco Peña Gómez Int'l Airport (SD | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had taken off from the Isla Grande Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to the Dominican Republic with 2 crew and 2 passengers. While reaching 2,000 feet in altitude during descent towards Santo Domingo, and at a distance of 5 miles from the airport, the pilot felt a shaking and noticed that the engines had stopped.
The crew declared an emergency not being able to reach the airport. A forced landing was carried out approximately one kilometer to the Southeast of the threshold of runway 35.
Cause:
The pilot flew the aircraft without the fuel tank plug, placing duct tape in its place, in an attempt to replace the plug, which placed the aircraft in a non-airworthy condition. This action caused the fuel to escape through the filling mouth, causing both engines to be extinguished by starvation.
Sources:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39331467
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1384235〈=eng_news
https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2010/9/23/Twin-engine-plane-crash-near-Las-Americas-Airport-injures-4/
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2010 03:37 | slowkid | Added |
| 24-Sep-2010 12:46 | bizjets101 | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Jan-2018 10:17 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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