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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-35 · Caroline, Puerto Rico · April 15, 2002

Date: April 15, 2002 · 15:03 local
Place: Caroline, Puerto Rico
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: X21A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N45BS
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA02FA084
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N45BSRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2002 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-35S/N 558 · Built 1972 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-35 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331-5&6SERTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On 04/15/02 at 1503 ast inbound from st. croix, usvi to luis munoz marin int'l airport N45BS, s/n 558 a mitsubishi MU-2B-35 aircraft operated by crucian international airlines crashed approximately 2.5 miles south of the tjsj airport. The airplane was piloted by svend a. ovesen a holder of ATP pilot certificate. The airplane crashed into the cacique motor located at ave. 65 infanteria k.m. 7.5 carolina, puerto rico 00985 while orbiting left 360 degree turns over plaza carolina, at approximately 1450 feet AGL. The pilot and one person on the ground sustained fatal injuries another two persons on the ground sustained serious injuries. VMC conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/15/02 AT 1503 AST INBOUND FROM ST. CROIX, USVI TO LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INT'L AIRPORT N45BS, S/N 558 A MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY CRUCIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE TJSJ AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS PILOTED BY SVEND A. OVESEN A HOLDER OF ATP PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO THE CACIQUE MOTOR LOCATED AT AVE. 65 INFANTERIA K.M. 7.5 CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO 00985 WHILE ORBITING LEFT 360 DEGREE TURNS OVER PLAZA CAROLINA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1450 FEET AGL. THE PILOT AND ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES ANOTHER TWO PERSONS ON THE GROUND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA02FA084Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCarolina, PRThe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed (Vs) while maneuvering following inadvertent encounter with clouds resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with trees, a wall, and a building.Apr 15, 2002 · Destroyed