- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 08, 1987 |
Time: | 0650 |
Location: | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
Operator: | American Eagle |
Flight #: | 5452 |
Route: | San Juan, PR - Mayaguez, PR |
AC Type: | CASA 212 Aviocar 200 |
Registration: | N432CA |
cn / ln: | 271 |
Aboard: | 6 (passengers:4 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Improper maintenance in setting propeller flight idle blade angle and engine fuel flow resulting in a loss of control from an asymmetric power condition. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's unstabilized visual approach. |
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