Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | Zwischenbericht |
| Datum: | 20 MRZ 2004 |
| Zeit: | 11:59 CST |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Tropic Air |
| Kennzeichen: | V3-HGB |
| Werknummer: | 208B-0871 |
| Baujahr: | 2000 |
| Triebwerk: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 1 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 3 km (1.9 Meilen) E vom Land entfernt von Punta Gorda (Belize)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
| Flug von: | Punta Gorda Airport (PND), Belize |
| Placencia Airport (PLJ), Belize |
Some five minutes after departure from Punta Gorda Airport (PND), while at 1500 feet, the engine lost power. The pilot carried out a ditching.
Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
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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 Punta Gorda Airport to Placencia Airport as the crow flies is 68 km (42 miles).
Distance from Punta Gorda Airport to Placencia Airport as the crow flies is 68 km (42 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
