American Eagle Flight 5456
The aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 7, 1992 |
| Summary | Loss of control due to reverse thrust activation |
| Site | Near Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 18°15′20″N 67°08′54″W / 18.25556°N 67.14833°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | CASA C-212 |
| Operator | Executive Air Charter doing business as American Eagle |
| IATA flight No. | OW5456 |
| ICAO flight No. | EXK5456 |
| Call sign | EXECUTIVE EAGLE 5456 |
| Registration | N355CA |
| Flight origin | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Destination | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
American Eagle Flight 5456, officially operating as Executive Air Charter Flight 5456, 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, dba American Eagle, and was operated by a CASA C-212 aircraft. On June 7, 1992, the plane crashed during heavy rain into a swamp short of the runway, killing all 5 people on board.