

Narrative:
While in cruise flight at 7000 feet, the no. 2 engine failed. The pilot was unable to maintain height and the airplane gradually descended until a ditching was unavoidable.
» Scramble
» Thomas Brügge
» WAAS
» source: Werner Fischdick
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 8 January 1996 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-27Â Islander |
| Operator: | Mustique Airways |
| Registration: | J8-VAK |
| MSN: | 436 |
| First flight: | 1975-03-29 (20 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 30 km (18.8 mls) SW off Bridgetown, Barbados ( Atlantic Ocean)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Union Island Airport (UNI/TVSU), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI/TBPB), Barbados |
While in cruise flight at 7000 feet, the no. 2 engine failed. The pilot was unable to maintain height and the airplane gradually descended until a ditching was unavoidable.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO» Scramble
» Thomas Brügge
» WAAS
Photos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 MAR 1975 | G-BCWU | first flight | |
| 29 MAR 1975 | 9Q-CIN | National Institute for Conservation of Nature | |
| 13 MAY 1975 | 9Q-CIN | W. McAlpine Contractors | |
| G-BCWU | Marchwiel Plant & Engineering Co. | ||
| 15 JUL 1983 | G-BCWU | Eagle Aircraft Services | |
| 06 SEP 1983 | G-BCWU | West London Air Charter Ltd. | |
| 11 OCT 1983 | J8-VAK | St. Vincent Air Service | |
| J8-VAK | Mustique Airways |
» source: Werner Fischdick
Map
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 Union Island Airport to Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport as the crow flies is 215 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Union Island Airport to Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport as the crow flies is 215 km (134 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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