The airline was established in 1991. It developed out of Joseph Costigan's recognition that the Caribbean market was not sufficiently serviced by the legacy airlines.
Part of the wing, the extended landing gear clearly visible
On 2 December 2013 IBC Airways Flight 405 a 28-year-old Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III on a cargo flight from Las Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Puerto Rico crashed near La Alianza[nl] after suffering a structural failure.[9][10] The crash killed the 35-year-old captain, who had 1,740 flight hours, 686 of which were on the Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III, and the 28-year-old first officer, who had 1,854 flight hours, including only 92 on the same aircraft type. The accident was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board which concluded that it was caused by the flight crew's excessively abrupt use of the elevator controls during a rapid descent at night. This led to structural overload and the subsequent in-flight breakup of the aircraft. A contributing factor was an initial loss of control, the cause of which could not be determined, as the investigation revealed no mechanical anomalies.[11][12]
References
↑ "Contact UsArchived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine ." IBC Airways. Retrieved on March 28, 2012. "Corporate Office 690 Southwest 34th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315-3628"
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