# NTSB Accident NYC04FA223
> **Aero Commander 112** · 2004-02-16 · Vieques, PR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC04FA223
- **Event ID:** 20080425X00545
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-02-16
- **Location:** Vieques, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.151945, -65.361663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Commander
- **Model:** 112
- **Registration:** N1261J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision making which resulted in the airplane entering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of instrument experience, a vacuum pump failure, and the night lighting conditions.

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