Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 17 JUI 1994 |
| Hora: | 21:45 |
| Tipo: | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander |
| Operado por: | Air Martinique |
| Alquilado a : | Trans Island Air |
| Registración: | 8P-TAD |
| Numéro de série: | 2152 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1982-11-19 (11 years 8 months) |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 13 km (8.1 milles) NNW of Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF) (Martinica)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI/TBPB), Barbados |
| Fort de France-Lamentin Airport (FDF/TFFF), Martinica |
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." Fuentes:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/94
Official accident investigation report
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport to Fort de France-Lamentin Airport as the crow flies is 233 km (146 miles).
Distance from Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport to Fort de France-Lamentin Airport as the crow flies is 233 km (146 miles).
