The airplane was on an international scheduled flight between St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands and Vieques, Puerto Rico.[1]
Accidentedit
The airplane started experiencing fuel starvation as it was near Vieques. The aircraft's engines flamed out due to the starvation, and the pilot decided to ditch off, or land the plane on the ocean, before the situation became more critical. The airplane crashed at 07:48AM, local standard time on that day.[citation needed]
Passengers and crewedit
There were ten people on board the doomed aircraft, nine of which were passengers and one, its 50-years-old pilot, who was the sole crew member. Of those, five died, all of them passengers. The pilot and four other passengers survived.[2]
Investigationedit
The investigation that followed blamed the pilot due to alleged inadequate pre-flight preparation or planning, which later resulted in his mismanagement of the aircraft's available fuel and then the double-engine flame out and subsequent crash.[1]
Vieques Air Link Flight 901Aedit
Approximately seven years later, another Vieques Air Link islander, flying as Vieques Air Link Flight 901A, crashed near the same place after suffering engine problems too, flying a similar route but in the second crash's case from Vieques to St. Croix instead.[3]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Descripción del Accidente ASN 19 DEC 1977 Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander N862JA - Vieques". aviation-safety.net.
^"Accident detail". planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
1977, vieques, link, crash, december, 1977, took, place, when, vieques, link, britten, norman, islander, crashed, into, waters, atlantic, ocean, near, vieques, puerto, rico, during, flight, from, croix, united, states, virgin, islands, vieques, vieques, link, . On December 19 1977 the 1977 Vieques Air Link crash took place when a Vieques Air Link Britten Norman BN 2A Islander crashed into the waters off the Atlantic Ocean near Vieques Puerto Rico during a flight from St Croix United States Virgin Islands to Vieques 1977 Vieques Air Link crashVieques Air Link Britten Norman BN 2A 9 Islander similar to the crashed aircraft but with a later VAL liveryAccidentDateDecember 19 1977SummaryPilot errorSiteVieques Puerto RicoAircraftAircraft typeBritten Norman IslanderOperatorVieques Air LinkRegistrationN862JAFlight originSt Croix United States Virgin IslandsDestinationVieques Airport Vieques Puerto RicoOccupants10Passengers9Crew1Fatalities5Survivors5 including the pilot Contents 1 Flight 2 Accident 3 Passengers and crew 4 Investigation 5 Vieques Air Link Flight 901A 6 ReferencesFlight editThe airplane was on an international scheduled flight between St Croix United States Virgin Islands and Vieques Puerto Rico 1 Accident editThe airplane started experiencing fuel starvation as it was near Vieques The aircraft s engines flamed out due to the starvation and the pilot decided to ditch off or land the plane on the ocean before the situation became more critical The airplane crashed at 07 48AM local standard time on that day citation needed Passengers and crew editThere were ten people on board the doomed aircraft nine of which were passengers and one its 50 years old pilot who was the sole crew member Of those five died all of them passengers The pilot and four other passengers survived 2 Investigation editThe investigation that followed blamed the pilot due to alleged inadequate pre flight preparation or planning which later resulted in his mismanagement of the aircraft s available fuel and then the double engine flame out and subsequent crash 1 Vieques Air Link Flight 901A editApproximately seven years later another Vieques Air Link islander flying as Vieques Air Link Flight 901A crashed near the same place after suffering engine problems too flying a similar route but in the second crash s case from Vieques to St Croix instead 3 References edit a b Descripcion del Accidente ASN 19 DEC 1977 Britten Norman BN 2A 6 Islander N862JA Vieques aviation safety net Accident detail planecrashinfo com Retrieved 12 April 2023 Nine die in Caribbean air shuttle crash UPI Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1977 Vieques Air Link crash amp oldid 1166475867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
