Santo Domingo - Santo Domingo

The twin engine aircraft departed Santo Domingo-Herrera Airport on a short flight to Santo Domingo-La Américas Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. En route, both engines failed and the aircraft crashed in the sea few dozen meters offshore. The passenger was rescued while the pilot was killed.

Flight / Schedule

Santo Domingo - Santo Domingo

Aircraft

Cessna 402

Registration

N82922

MSN

402B-1087

Year of Manufacture

1976

Date

September 20, 1990 at 09:05 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional

Region

Central America • Dominican Republic

Coordinates

18.4711°, -69.9057°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On September 20, 1990 at 09:05 AM, Santo Domingo - Santo Domingo experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Victoria Air - USA, with the event recorded near Santo Domingo Distrito Nacional.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft departed Santo Domingo-Herrera Airport on a short flight to Santo Domingo-La Américas Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. En route, both engines failed and the aircraft crashed in the sea few dozen meters offshore. The passenger was rescued while the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N82922, MSN 402B-1087, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.4711°, -69.9057°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The twin engine aircraft departed Santo Domingo-Herrera Airport on a short flight to Santo Domingo-La Américas Airport, carrying one passenger and one pilot. En route, both engines failed and the aircraft crashed in the sea few dozen meters offshore. The passenger was rescued while the pilot was killed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

50.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Santo Domingo - Santo Domingo

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Central America • Dominican Republic

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Cessna 402

Registration

N82922

MSN

402B-1087

Year of Manufacture

1976