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FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Isla De Culebra, PR · August 30, 2003

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Date
August 30, 2003 · 11:35 local
Place
Isla De Culebra, PR
Airport
Culebra Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IN9A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N786DM
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114A
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,072 total1,000 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days
N786DMRegistration cancelled May 22, 2012 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0922 · Built 2001Airframe modelCessna 208BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-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 Culebra on a caravan CE-208-B with nine souls on board. The aircraft belonged to Isla nena air service, inc. (IN9A516W) a part 135 on-demand, nine or less operator. Ten minutes into the flight, at an altitude of 2500' cruising at 130KTS, the aircraft experienced a malfunction on the engine. The captain proceeded to perform emergency procedures for an engine failure in flight. Unable to correct the situation the captain briefed the passengers and prepared the cabin for a water ditch. The aircraft landed on flamenco beach, west of the runway approximately 3-5 miles from the field. The aircraft came to a stop 30-50 feet from the shoreline. The passengers evacuated the aircraft. The aircraft suffered minor structural damage, the cargo pod was destroyed by the coral reef, and the nose gear was separated from the aircraft. No other structural damage noticed. No obvious indications of an engine malfunction at the site of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 CULEBRA ON A CARAVAN CE-208-B WITH NINE SOULS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT BELONGED TO ISLA NENA AIR SERVICE, INC. (IN9A516W) A PART 135 ON-DEMAND, NINE OR LESS OPERATOR. TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2500' CRUISING AT 130KTS, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION ON THE ENGINE. THE CAPTAIN PROCEEDED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR AN ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION THE CAPTAIN BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS AND PREPARED THE CABIN FOR A WATER DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON FLAMENCO BEACH, WEST OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MILES FROM THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP 30-50 FEET FROM THE SHORELINE. THE PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, THE CARGO POD WAS DESTROYED BY THE CORAL REEF, AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NOTICED. NO OBVIOUS INDICATIONS OF AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION AT THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT.

Other reports on N786DM · 1

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

Accident 20020620014319AIsla De Vieques, Puerto Rico(-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…Jun 20, 2002 · No damage