What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 20, 2002, around 1620 (LCL) two aircraft experienced a midair collision while on approach at the antonio rivera rodriguez airport, Isla De Vieques, puerto rico (non-towered airport). The aircraft involved were a Cessna caravan tail number N786DM, and a britten-norman islander tail number N663VL. The aircraft were flying at an altitude of 400' when the right wing of the caravan hit the left wing of the islander. No injuries reported. The caravan lost approximately six feet of wing and the islander lost the wing tip. Both pilots landed safely. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were VFR.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2002, AROUND 1620 (LCL) TWO AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A MIDAIR COLLISION WHILE ON APPROACH AT THE ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZ AIRPORT, ISLA DE VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO (NON-TOWERED AIRPORT). THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WERE A CESSNA CARAVAN TAIL NUMBER N786DM, AND A BRITTEN-NORMAN ISLANDER TAIL NUMBER N663VL. THE AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 400' WHEN THE RIGHT WING OF THE CARAVAN HIT THE LEFT WING OF THE ISLANDER. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CARAVAN LOST APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET OF WING AND THE ISLANDER LOST THE WING TIP. BOTH PILOTS LANDED SAFELY. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VFR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.