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FAA accident report · Gulstm 690B · Rio Grande, PR · December 3, 2008

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Date
December 3, 2008 · 12:30 local
Place
Rio Grande, PR
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WQZA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N318WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09FA078
Reported as
Gulstm 690B
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3315252M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
9,600 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N318WARegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Rockwell International 690BS/N 11444 · Built 1977Airframe modelRockwell International 690BEngine modelAiResearch TPE331-5&6SERTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 3, 2008, at approximately 12:30 pm local time, the federal aviation administration (FAA) south Florida FSDO san juan facility received information from the FAA san juan cerap (center radar approach control) indicating the aircraft N318WA (GA-690-B, rockwell aero commander) was missing and no longer on radar. At approximately 14:30 local time, information was received from the puerto rico police department that the aircraft accident site had been located approximately two (2)miles north of el yunque national park (latitude 18'1932 north and longitude 65'4640 west), in Rio Grande, puerto rico. On December 4, 2008 the accident site was reached by federal aviation adminstration (FAA) and search and rescued personnel. Preliminary examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane collided with trees and mountain cliff. The airplane was totally destroyed on impact and post crash fire. Pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Aircraft N318WA departed from tortola, british virgin island inbound to luis munoz marin international airport (sju). (See attachment)

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 3, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM LOCAL TIME, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) SOUTH FLORIDA FSDO SAN JUAN FACILITY RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE FAA SAN JUAN CERAP (CENTER RADAR APPROACH CONTROL) INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT N318WA (GA-690-B, ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER) WAS MISSING AND NO LONGER ON RADAR. AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 LOCAL TIME, INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE PUERTO RICO POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SITE HAD BEEN LOCATED APPROXIMATELY TWO (2)MILES NORTH OF EL YUNQUE NATIONAL PARK (LATITUDE 18'1932 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 65'4640 WEST), IN RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO. ON DECEMBER 4, 2008 THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS REACHED BY FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINSTRATION (FAA) AND SEARCH AND RESCUED PERSONNEL. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND MOUNTAIN CLIFF. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT N318WA DEPARTED FROM TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLAND INBOUND TO LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJU). (SEE ATTACHMENT)

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 ERA09FA078Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportRio Grande, PRThe pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.Dec 3, 2008 · Destroyed