# Accident 20020620014319A: Cessna 208B, Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico, June 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2002, 16:20 local time
- Place: Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Vieques Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IN9A
- Location: 18.2210° N, 66.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2210&lon=-66.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N786DM-2012-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020620014319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2002, AROUND 1620 (LCL) TWO AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A MIDAIR COLLISION WHILE ON APPROACH AT THE ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIQUEZ AIRPORT, ISLA DE VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO (NON-TOWERED AIRPORT). THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WERE A CESSNA CARAVAN TAIL NUMBER N786DM, AND A BRITTEN-NORMAN ISLANDER TIAL 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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA02LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA119), Jun 20, 2002: Cessna 208B (N786DM), Isla De Vieques, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to see and avoid, also causal was the failure of the pilot of the Britten-Norman Islander (N663VL) to yield right of way to an aircraft in the traffic pattern.

## Other reports on N786DM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030830036809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030830036809I), Aug 30, 2003: Cessna 208B (N786DM), Isla De Culebra, PR, Minor damage. (-23) On August 30, 2003, at approximately 1035 captain luis urbina was flying from fajardo's regional airport (diego jimenez torres) X95, to the island of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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