Cessna 402 crash, Feb 8, 1997 (2 killed), Charlotte Amali...
Cessna 402 accident on February 8, 1997 near Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: February 8, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain altitude during a night visual approach over water, with the pilot and operator not using available ATC and navigation aids and inadequate FAA surveillance as contributing factors.
A Cessna 402C operated by Air Sunshine on a scheduled night flight from St. Croix to St. Thomas crashed into the sea about 3 miles southwest of the airport. The pilot lost altitude while attempting a visual approach over water after losing VOR DME information, and the aircraft was not recovered. Two passengers were presumed dead and three others were injured.