- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 29, 2004 |
Time: | 1859 |
Location: | Tortuguero lagoon, Puerto Rico |
Operator: | Air Flamence |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Mayaguez - San Juan |
AC Type: | Pilatus-Britten Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
Registration: | N902GD |
cn / ln: | 905 |
Aboard: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane hit a heavy rain shower before losing control and crashing into Toruuguero lagoon. 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. |
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