Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 September 2004
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander
Owner/operator: Air Flamenco
Registration Number: N902GD
Location: ca 1 km N off Vega Baja –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight ControlsAircraft Flight Controls
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
An aircraft transporting bank financial documents crashed into the sea due to pilot error during a severe rain shower. The pilot’s inflight planning failed to account for the intense weather conditions, leading to loss of control and a collision with the ocean.An aircraft transporting bank financial documents crashed into the sea due to pilot error during a severe rain shower. The pilot’s inflight planning failed to account for the intense weather conditions, leading to loss of control and a collision with the ocean.
Description
The airplane, transporting bank financial documents, departed Mayaguez at 18:30. En route the airplane approached and penetrated a level 4-5 rain shower. Control was lost and the plane crashed into the sea. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot’s improper inflight planning which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather (low ceilings and thunderstorms), his loss of aircraft control, and an inflight collision with the ocean during uncontrolled descent.”
Primary Cause
Pilot’s improper inflight planning resulting in an inflight encounter with weather (low ceilings and thunderstorms), his loss of aircraft control, and an inflight collision with the ocean during uncontrolled descent.Pilot’s improper inflight planning resulting in an inflight encounter with weather (low ceilings and thunderstorms), his loss of aircraft control, and an inflight collision with the ocean during uncontrolled descent.Share on:
