Crash of a Curtiss C-46 Commando in Huetamo de Núñez

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1997 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N1442V
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
22503
YOM:
1945
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was probably involved in an illegal flight when it crashed and burnt while trying to land in a remote area located near Huetamo de Núñez. No one was found in the wreckage and it was later confirmed that the registration N1442V was false.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6A/B in Vizcaíno

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N72527
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area while engaged in an illegal contraband flight. There were no casualties. Any correlation with N72522 (DC-6A/B) MSN 44697/598 that may crash in Tlahualilo de Zaragoza, Durango on Feb 17 1992 ?
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 402 in Lantana: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1992 at 1147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3767C
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lantana - Jacksonville
MSN:
402B-0617
YOM:
1974
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
10400
Captain / Total hours on type:
300.00
Aircraft flight hours:
5501
Circumstances:
Flight departed and upon reaching a point approx 35 miles north of airport pilot requested return to airport from ATC. Pilot did not declare emergency or report an engine problem. Upon entering traffic pattern at uncontrolled airport pilot stated he would follow a Cessna 152 for landing. On short final aircraft was seen making s turns to maintain spacing behind 152. Pilot then declared he had an engine shutdown and needed to land. 152 was in landing flare and landed. With 152 on runway pilot attempted a go around with full flaps extended, gear down, left engine shutdown, and at a slow airspeed. Aircraft rolled to left upon application of right engine power and nosed down from which it crashed. The number two cylinder of the left engine had suffered separation of the head from the barrel. Pilot logbook did not reflect pilot having current biennial flight review. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot in commands failure to maintain airspeed above single engine minimum control speed resulting in an inflight loss of control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot in command's failure to declare an emergency and request priority landing and his decision to follow a slower aircraft in the pattern.
Final Report:

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-3 Otter in the Grenville Channel

Date & Time: Jun 8, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N5323G
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Phoenix – Port Hardy – Prince Rupert – Gustavus
MSN:
91
YOM:
1956
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its way from Phoenix to Gustavus, AK, to be delivered to its new operator Glacier Bay Airways. On the leg from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert, while cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the engine exploded and oil spread on the windscreen. The crew ditched the aircraft in the Grenville Channel and was quickly rescued. The aircraft sank and was not recovered.
Probable cause:
Engine explosion for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II in Hoffmans Cay: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1989 at 2230 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N4470L
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
421B-0942
YOM:
1975
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while landing at Hoffmans Cay Airport. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I off Freeport: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1988 at 0937 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N42A
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nassau – Freeport
MSN:
421A-0135
YOM:
1968
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On approach to Freeport Airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in the sea few miles offshore. All five occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain off Cabo Rojo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1986
Operator:
Registration:
N37490
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
31-7752030
YOM:
1977
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing an illegal flight from Santa Marta to Cat Island, Bahamas, carrying two pilots and a load of 500 kilos of cocaine. After entering illegally the Dominican Republic Airspace, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Dominican Air Force A-37 and crashed in the sea off Cabo Rojo. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Dominican Air Force A-37 during an illegal flight.

Crash of a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air in Mexico

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1986
Operator:
Registration:
N551TR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
BB-1033
YOM:
1982
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Stolen at Tomball Airport, Texas, then crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in North Mexico while engaged in an illegal mission. Occupant fate unknown.