20131006025009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 · Culebra, PR · October 6, 2013

Date
October 6, 2013 · 06:30 local
Place
Culebra, PR
Airport
Benjamin Rivera Noriega
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UOIA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N909GD
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA007
Reported as
Britten-Norman BN-2A-8
Reported engine
Lycoming O-540-E4C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total1,100 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

At 0500 LCL on 10/06/2013 a BN2A islander N909GD departed tjcp in order to initiate a newspaper cargo flight under 14 CFR part 135. Planned route of flight was tjcp-tjrvr-tjvq, and then back to tjcp. Only the pilot was onboard. Aircraft became overdue on its final destination at tjcp and company initiated a search in the area. Pilot's body was found floating on the ocean around 5 miles south west of tjcp along with several aircraft parts also floating nearby.

As the FAA filed it

AT 0500 LCL ON 10/06/2013 A BN2A ISLANDER N909GD DEPARTED TJCP IN ORDER TO INITIATE A NEWSPAPER CARGO FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. PLANNED ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS TJCP-TJRVR-TJVQ, AND THEN BACK TO TJCP. ONLY THE PILOT WAS ONBOARD. AIRCRAFT BECAME OVERDUE ON ITS FINAL DESTINATION AT TJCP AND COMPANY INITIATED A SEARCH IN THE AREA. PILOT'S BODY WAS FOUND FLOATING ON THE OCEAN AROUND 5 MILES SOUTH WEST OF TJCP ALONG WITH SEVERAL AIRCRAFT PARTS ALSO FLOATING NEARBY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.