Cessna 402 crash, Jul 8, 2000 (1 killed), Vieques
Cessna 402 accident on July 8, 2000 near Vieques, Puerto Rico with 1 fatality. Cause: Uncontrolled descent into the sea for reasons that could not be...
- Date: July 8, 2000
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent into the sea for reasons that could not be determined.
A Cessna 402 flying a mail charter from San Juan to St. Croix climbed to 7,000 feet, then requested a lower altitude and began descending. Radar lost the aircraft at about 1,100 feet and no further transmissions were received. Only floating debris and mail were recovered from the sea, and the pilot was killed.