Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 07 JUN 1992 |
| Hora: | 14:34 |
| Tipo: | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 |
| Operado por: | American Eagle |
| Alquilado a : | Executive Airlines |
| Registración: | N355CA |
| Numéro de série: | 234 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1982-02-03 (10 years 4 months) |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 14135 |
| Motores: | 2 Garrett TPE331-10R-51 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 1,2 km (0.8 milles) SW of Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport (MAZ) (Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | San Juan-Isla Grande Airport (SIG/TJIG), Puerto Rico |
| Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport (MAZ/TJMZ), Puerto Rico | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 5470 |
The aircraft lost control on final approach and crashed in a nose-down attitude.
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." Fuentes:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/95
» NTSB
» Scramble 157
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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).
Distance from San Juan-Isla Grande Airport to Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport as the crow flies is 112 km (70 miles).
