_(8456876844).jpg) Vieques Air Link Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander, similar to the crashed aircraft but with a later VAL livery | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 19, 1977 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Britten-Norman Islander |
| Operator | Vieques Air Link |
| Registration | N862JA |
| Flight origin | St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands |
| Destination | Vieques Airport, Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Occupants | 10 |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 5, including the pilot |
On December 19, 1977, the 1977 Vieques Air Link crash took place when a Vieques Air Link Britten Norman BN-2A Islander crashed into the waters off the Atlantic Ocean near Vieques, Puerto Rico during a flight from St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands to Vieques.