Draft:American Eagle Flight 5401
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 The aftermath of Flight 5401 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 9, 2004 |
| Summary | Crashed on landing |
| Site | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | ATR 72-212 |
| Operator | Executive Airlines (on behalf of American Eagle Airlines) |
| Registration | N438AT |
| Flight origin | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Destination | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Occupants | 26 |
| Passengers | 22 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 20 |
| Survivors | 26 |
American Eagle Flight 5401 was a passenger flight from Mayaguez-Eugenio M. de Hostos Airport to San Juan-Luis Munoz Marin International Airport.
Background
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft involved, manufactured in 1995, was an ATR 72-212 registered as N438AT with serial number 438. In its nine years of service, it had logged 19276 airframe hours in 18086 takeoff and landing cycles. It was also powered by two four-blade propellers Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 engines.[1][2]: 18–19
Crew
[edit]In command was a 33-year-old captain who was hired by Executive Airlines on January 11, 1999, and had logged 6071 hours of flying time, including 3814 logged on the ATR 42/72 aircraft owned by Executive Airlines. His co-pilot was a 26-year-old first officer who was hired by Executive Airlines on February 10, 2004. He had logged about 2000 hours of flying time, including 20 logged on the ATR 42/72 aircraft owned by Executive Airlines.[2]: 15–16
References
[edit]- ^ "Accident ATR 72-212 N438AT, Sunday 9 May 2004". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "N438AT Final Report" (PDF). asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved November 14, 2024.