Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 13 APR 2004 |
| Time: | ca 10:50 |
| Type: | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Operator: | Maya Island Air |
| Registration: | V3-HGK |
| C/n / 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 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane 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
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
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.
