19870508080109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · CASA C212CC · Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · May 8, 1987

Date
May 8, 1987 · 06:50 local
Place
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Airport
Mayaguez
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TRBA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N432CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA87MA030
Reported as
CASA C212CC
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33110
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
9,802 total473 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed short of runway. Prop blade angles set incorrect caused asymetric thrust. Pilot had made an unstable approach

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.PROP BLADE ANGLES SET INCORRECT CAUSED ASYMETRIC THRUST.PILOT HAD MADE AN UNSTABLE APPROACH

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.