Cessna 404 Titan crash, May 13, 2001 (1 killed), Pena Pobre
Cessna 404 Titan accident on May 13, 2001 near Pena Pobre, Puerto Rico with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot failed to maintain altitude and clearance,...
- Date: May 13, 2001
- Aircraft: Cessna 404 Titan
- Location: Pena Pobre, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain altitude and clearance, leading to an in-flight collision with rising terrain. Toxicology found venlafaxine at levels consistent with recent ingestion of far more than a normal dose.
A Cessna 404 cargo flight was descending VFR under San Juan control at night when radio and radar contact were lost at 2,700 feet. The aircraft struck rising wooded terrain in Puerto Rico's Caribbean National Forest, and the sole pilot was killed. The wreckage was located by a Coast Guard helicopter using the emergency locator transmitter.