Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
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| Datum: | 17 MRZ 1979 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Air Inuit |
| Kennzeichen: | C-GVYW |
| Werknummer: | 291 |
| Baujahr: | 1970 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 77 km (48.1 Meilen) SW vom Land entfernt von Bridgetown, Barbados (Atlantischer Ozean)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
| Flug von: | ? |
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The aircraft, on a ferry flight to Canada, ditched off Barbados due to engine problems. One engine had failed and the other overheated.
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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.
