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1977 Vieques Air Link crash information


1977 Vieques Air Link crash
Vieques Air Link Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander, similar to the crashed aircraft but with a later VAL livery
Accident
DateDecember 19, 1977
SummaryPilot error
SiteVieques, Puerto Rico
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBritten-Norman Islander
OperatorVieques Air Link
RegistrationN862JA
Flight originSt. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
DestinationVieques Airport, Vieques, Puerto Rico
Occupants10
Passengers9
Crew1
Fatalities5
Survivors5, including the pilot

On December 19, 1977, the 1977 Vieques Air Link crash took place when a Vieques Air Link Britten Norman BN-2A Islander crashed into the waters off the Atlantic Ocean near Vieques, Puerto Rico during a flight from St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands to Vieques.

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