GAF Nomad N.22 crash, Sep 18, 1998 (1 killed), Mona Island
GAF Nomad N.22 accident on September 18, 1998 near Mona Island, Puerto Rico with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot-in-command of the ditching aircraft...
- Date: September 18, 1998
- Aircraft: GAF Nomad N.22
- Location: Mona Island, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot-in-command of the ditching aircraft failed to keep physical clearance from the other aircraft, with inadequate visual lookout by all four pilots as a contributing factor.
Two U.S. Customs GAF Nomad aircraft were being flown in formation from Borinquen to Curacao to evacuate ahead of a hurricane. One aircraft moved close to the lead aircraft to take photographs, and their vertical stabilizer and nose collided. The damaged aircraft ditched near an airstrip, and one pilot died. The second aircraft returned and landed safely.