Crash of a Beechcraft C-45G Expeditor off Arecibo
Date & Time:
Mar 19, 1967 at 1315 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N9470Z
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
AF-229
YOM:
1952
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
165.00
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Arecibo Airport, the crew informed ATC about an engine failure and elected to return for an emergency landing. The pilot-in-command realized he could not make it so he decided to ditch the airplane off Arecibo. All three occupants were quickly rescued while the airplane owned by Luis Pagan sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Powerplant failure for undetermined reason.
Final Report:
