Casa C-212-200 N433CA

Summary

On 19 December 1990 at about 11:30 local time, a Casa C-212-200 registered N433CA, operated by Executive Airline, Inc., was involved in an accident near San Juan. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 December 1990 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

San Juan

Nearest airport

Luis Munoz Marin Int'l (SJU)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Casa C-212-200

Registration

N433CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Executive Airline, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA91LA047

Nobody was injured.

LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE FLARING TO LAND DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE FLARING TO LAND, THE CAPTAIN & FIRST OFFICER STATED THAT THE RT PROP BETA LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT THEN YAWED TO THE RT, DESCENDED RT WING LOW WHICH CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE ACFT REMAINED ON THE GROUND, TRAVELLED OFF THE RWY, & CAME TO REST ON GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED & THE FOLLOWING DAY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE FAA, THE RT ENG & PROP WERE OPERATIONALLY TESTED WHICH REVEALED NO EVIDENE OF MALFUNCTION OF THE PROPELLER BLADE ANGLE RIGGING, FUEL FLOW, OR WORN FLIGHT IDLE GATE. ACCORDING TO THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, FILLED OUT BY THE DIRECTOR OF FLT OPS, WAKE TURBULENCE WAS SUSPECTED FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.