Friday, March 06, 2026

Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander, N865VL, accident occurred on February 22, 2026, at Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS/TJVQ), Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N865VL

 History of Flight:
On February 22, 2026, at about 0940 local time, a Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander, N865VL, registered to Vieques Air Link, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS/TJVQ), Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico. The pilot and seven passengers were not injured. The on-demand Part 135 flight originated from Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX/TJCP), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico, at 0930 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft veered off runway while landing and went into a drainage ditch, isla de culebra, pr." However, several ADS-B tracking sites show that the last flight the airplane conducted was to VQS.

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