Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 30 August 2003
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Isla Nena Air Services
Registration Number: N786DM
Location: near Culebra Airport (CPX) – ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A Cessna Caravan aircraft experienced an engine failure approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Fajardo, Puerto Rico, leading to an emergency landing near Flamenco Beach. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing, resulting in damage to the aircraft itself.A Cessna Caravan aircraft experienced an engine failure approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Fajardo, Puerto Rico, leading to an emergency landing near Flamenco Beach. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing, resulting in damage to the aircraft itself.

Description

The Caravan departed Fajardo (FAJ) on a flight to Culebra Island (CPX). Approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Fajardo, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in the waters near Flamenco Beach. Isla Nena sued Cessna Aircraft Company, the aircraft’s manufacturer, and Pratt & Whitney, the aircraft engine’s manufacturer, seeking damages for loss of the aircraft, repair costs to the aircraft, lost income during the time the aircraft was out of service and other damages based on tort and strict liability theories for defective products manufacture. The district court dismissed Isla Nena’s tort and strict liability claims because the emergency landing caused damage only to the plane itself.

Primary Cause

Engine failure of the Cessna Caravan aircraft.Engine failure of the Cessna Caravan aircraft.

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