What happened
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On July 3, 2011, a call was received form the federal aviation administration (FAA) southern region operations center (roc) indicating that aircraft N8436Q, a Cessna 185 model was reported missing after departing benjamin rivera noriega airport (cpx) on Friday July 1, 2011, at approximately 2:30 pm. Destination was mercedita airport (pce). Family reports aircraft missing on July 3, 2011. Aircraft N8436Q possible track chart prepared by the FAA air traffic organization (ato) indicated that the last signal emitted by the aircraft transponder was at 14:33 local standard time (lst) at the following coordinates: 18 03' 11.23" n, 065 48' 03.14" w. search and rescue operation started on July, 3, 2011. On July 12, 2011, divers from state agencies located the wreckage 84 feet deep one mile from the coast of Yabucoa, PR. At the following coordinates: 18 03' 0.62" n, 65 47' 8.62" w. recovery operation started on July, 15, 2011, and ended on July 18, 2011 with the recovering of the main wreckage including engine, and empennage. Examination of the wreckage was performed by the national transportation safety board (NTSB), representatives from Cessna aircraft company, Continental engines and the FAA. The aircraft records indicated that the last annual inspection was completed on March 15, 2011 at 662.92 hours aircraft total time. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed in the accident site area and at the time accident occurred. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight from cpx to pce. The airplane was destroyed by impact, and the commercial-rated pilot and four passengers were killed. Probable cause of the accident is still under investigation by the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 3, 2011, A CALL WAS RECEIVED FORM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) SOUTHERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) INDICATING THAT AIRCRAFT N8436Q, A CESSNA 185 MODEL WAS REPORTED MISSING AFTER DEPARTING BENJAMIN RIVERA NORIEGA AIRPORT (CPX) ON FRIDAY JULY 1, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM. DESTINATION WAS MERCEDITA AIRPORT (PCE). FAMILY REPORTS AIRCRAFT MISSING ON JULY 3, 2011. AIRCRAFT N8436Q POSSIBLE TRACK CHART PREPARED BY THE FAA AIR TRAFFIC ORGANIZATION (ATO) INDICATED THAT THE LAST SIGNAL EMITTED BY THE AIRCRAFT TRANSPONDER WAS AT 14:33 LOCAL STANDARD TIME (LST) AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 18 03' 11.23" N, 065 48' 03.14" W. SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION STARTED ON JULY, 3, 2011. ON JULY 12, 2011, DIVERS FROM STATE AGENCIES LOCATED THE WRECKAGE 84 FEET DEEP ONE MILE FROM THE COAST OF YABUCOA, PR. AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: 18 03' 0.62" N, 65 47' 8.62" W. RECOVERY OPERATION STARTED ON JULY, 15, 2011, AND ENDED ON JULY 18, 2011 WITH THE RECOVERING OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE INCLUDING ENGINE, AND EMPENNAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB), REPRESENTATIVES FROM CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, CONTINENTAL ENGINES AND THE FAA. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON MARCH 15, 2011 AT 662.92 HOURS AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) PREVAILED IN THE ACCIDENT SITE AREA AND AT THE TIME ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM CPX TO PCE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT, AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
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