American Eagle Flight 5456

American Eagle Flight 5456
	A CASA C-212 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	June 7, 1992
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain, bad weather
Site	Near Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico; 18°15′20″N 67°08′54″W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	CASA C-212
Operator	Executive Airlines dba American Eagle
Registration	N355CA
Flight origin	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Destination	Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Passengers	3
Crew	2
Fatalities	5
Survivors	0

American Eagle Flight 5456[1] was a scheduled commuter flight between Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Eugenio María de Hostos Airport in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The flight was operated by Executive Airlines, doing business as American Eagle, and was operated by a CASA C-212 aircraft. Instrument meteorological conditions were present as the plane made its approach to Mayagüez on June 7, 1992. The plane crashed during heavy rain into a swamp,[2] short of the runway.[3] The crash destroyed the aircraft, killing all five people on board.[3][4]

References

Fujita, T. T.; Haggard, W.H.; Bohan, W.A. (November 1992). "Puerto Rico's weather on June 7, 1992 related to the crash of Executive Air flight 5456 at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico". Climatological Consulting Corporation.
"American Eagle Plane Crashes in N.C.; 10 Killed". The Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1994. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
"5 Are Killed in Plane Crash Near Airport in Puerto Rico". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 8, 1992. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 N355CA Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport (MAZ)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

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