ASN Aircraft accident Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander N38JA Dondon
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Date:Wednesday 15 August 1973
Time:14:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic BN2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Operator:Turks & Caicos Airways
Registration: N38JA
MSN: 211
First flight: 1971
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Total:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Dondon (   Haiti)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Port-au-Prince-Mais Gate Airport (PAP/MTPP), Haiti
Destination airport:Cap Haitien Airport (CAP/MTCH), Haiti
Narrative:
The Islander entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed following in-flight airframe failure.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Aviation News 28 Sep. 1973
» BAAA-ACRO
» NTSB


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Distance from Port-au-Prince-Mais Gate Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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