Partenavia P.68 crash, Jan 15, 2007 (2 killed), Adjuntas
Partenavia P.68 accident on January 15, 2007 near Adjuntas, Puerto Rico with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to maintain altitude and clearance...
- Date: January 15, 2007
- Aircraft: Partenavia P.68
- Location: Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain altitude and clearance from mountainous terrain during a descent in instrument meteorological conditions at night, for reasons that could not be determined. A barometric altimeter setting error of about 100 feet was also found.
A non-instrument-rated pilot took off from Aguadilla in Puerto Rico in darkness and flew toward Ponce under visual rules. The Partenavia climbed into cloud and mountainous terrain at night, and it struck trees on a ridge slope. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and a post-crash fire.