Narrative:
Ditched following a loss of power on both engines. The aircraft came to rest in six feet of water near the shoreline.
Ditching
» NTSB
» Thomas Brügge
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 18 January 2002 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Operator: | Fly BVI |
| Registration: | N616GL |
| MSN: | 616 |
| First flight: | 1970-07-23 (31 years 6 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Beef Island ( British Virgin Islands)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Ditched following a loss of power on both engines. The aircraft came to rest in six feet of water near the shoreline.
Classification:
All engine powerlossDitching
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO» NTSB
» Thomas Brügge
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