Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 August 1964
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Army
Registration Number: 62-4151
Location: 13 km off Ceiba-Roosevelt Roads NAS –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Cessna 206 aircraft, specifically the control surfaces and flight control systems.Cessna 206 aircraft, specifically the control surfaces and flight control systems.
Category: Accident
A long-range training mission involving a Cessna 206 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a routine flight near the coast. The pilot initiated a controlled descent due to unexpected weather conditions, but the aircraft subsequently lost control and crashed into the ocean.A long-range training mission involving a Cessna 206 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a routine flight near the coast. The pilot initiated a controlled descent due to unexpected weather conditions, but the aircraft subsequently lost control and crashed into the ocean.
Description
Ditched while on long range training mission.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Unstable weather conditions, specifically strong gusts and limited visibility, caused a sudden loss of altitude and control.Unstable weather conditions, specifically strong gusts and limited visibility, caused a sudden loss of altitude and control.Share on:
