ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324938
| Date: | Sunday 17 July 1994 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Air Martinique |
| Registration: | 8P-TAD |
| MSN: | 2152 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 13 km NNW of Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF) -
 Martinique
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI/TBPB) |
| Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF/TFFF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Islander was cleared for a visual approach to runway 09 at Fort de France. It struck the side of Les Pitons du Cabbets, 15 feet below the summit of this 2795 feet high hill.
CAUSES: "The accident was caused by the pilot's failure to identify the airdrome installations before the start of the night visual approach procedure under an IFR flight plan.
The probable failure of the onboard DME and the imprecise navigation contributed to the accident."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 5/94
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