
Narrative:
Crashed in a swamp.
» Thomas Brügge
» source: Werner Fischdick
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 2004 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Operator: | Maya Island Air |
| Registration: | V3-HGK |
| MSN: | 853 |
| First flight: | 1977-07-26 (26 years 9 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) from Belize City ( Belize)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kanantik Airstrip, Belize |
| Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ), Belize |
Crashed in a swamp.
Sources:
» Channel 5 Belize» Thomas Brügge
Photos
Video, social media
Because our first plane ran out of gas and we crashed in a Belize mangrove swamp and had to hike out #MayanIslandAir#WhyIMissedMyFlight pic.twitter.com/1aJVV7c8eM
— Aubrey (@Aubrey_Morgan) 2 juli 2019
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 JUL 1977 | G-BEWB | first flight | |
| YR-BNW | Tarom | ||
| N271RS | Art King | ||
| 13 AUG 2001 | N271RS | Russell Socienski | |
| 24 APR 2002 | N271RS | David M. Huber | |
| 07 OCT 2002 | V3-HGK | Maya Island Air |
» source: Werner Fischdick
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