Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Jun 7, 1992 (5 killed), Mayaguez-...
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on June 7, 1992 near Mayaguez-Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico with 5 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the power lever beta...
- Date: June 7, 1992
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Mayaguez-Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the power lever beta blocking device for undetermined reasons, combined with the second pilot inadvertently moving the power levers aft into the beta range, causing loss of control.
An American Eagle Casa 212 on a scheduled flight from San Juan crashed on approach to Mayaguez in cloud, nose low, about 3/4 mile from the airport. Investigators found the left engine beta lamp was lit at impact and the blocking device was suspect. A check of the remaining fleet found three of eight aircraft with inoperative backup beta blocking devices. All five occupants were killed.