Narrative:
At 150 feet after takeoff the aircraft rolled to the right, struck the ground and came to rest inverted in a ditch. The GAF had just taken off for a flight to Port-de-Paix and Cap Haitien.
» Scramble 202(50)
» Scramble 203(61)
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Monday 12 February 1996 |
| Time: | 12:01 |
| Type: |  GAF Nomad N.24A |
| Operator: | Haiti Express Airways |
| Registration: | N224E |
| MSN: | 62 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Port-au-Prince-Mais Gate Airport (PAP) ( Haiti)
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| Crash site elevation: | 37 m (121 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Port-au-Prince-Mais Gate Airport (PAP/MTPP), Haiti |
| Cap Haitien Airport (CAP/MTCH), Haiti |
At 150 feet after takeoff the aircraft rolled to the right, struck the ground and came to rest inverted in a ditch. The GAF had just taken off for a flight to Port-de-Paix and Cap Haitien.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/96 (#64)» Scramble 202(50)
» Scramble 203(61)
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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 Port-au-Prince-Mais Gate Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
Distance from Port-au-Prince-Mais Gate Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
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