American Eagle Flight 5456, officially operating as Executive Air Charter Flight 5456, was a scheduled commuter flight between Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in

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and Eugenio María de Hostos Airport in Mayagüez,

. The flight was operated by Executive Airlines, doing business as American Eagle, and was operated by a

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aircraft.

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were present as the plane made its approach to Mayagüez on June 7, 1992. The plane crashed during heavy rain into a swamp, short of the runway. The crash destroyed the aircraft, killing all five people on board.

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* Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992 5456 Executive Airlines accidents and incidents Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 1992 1992 in Puerto Rico Airliner accidents and incidents in Puerto Rico Accidents and incidents involving the CASA C-212 Aviocar Mayagüez, Puerto Rico June 1992 events in North America {{aviation-stub