Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
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| Fecha: | 17 MAR 1979 |
| Tipo: | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Operador: | Air Inuit |
| Registración: | C-GVYW |
| Numéro de série: | 291 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1970 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 77 km (48.1 milles) SW de la costa de Bridgetown, Barbados (Océano Atlántico)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ferry/Posicionado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
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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.
