Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Friday 31 August 2007 |
Time: | 16:45 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Operator: | Caribintair |
Registration: | HH-CAR |
MSN: | 208B0699 |
First flight: | 1998 |
Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) E of Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP) ( Haiti)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP/MTPP), Haiti |
Destination airport: | Cap Haitien Airport (CAP/MTCH), Haiti |
Narrative:Shortly after takeoff from Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP) the engine lost power. The Caravan crash-landed and overturned near Croix-des-Bouquets.
Sources:
» NTSB
» Reuters 31-8-2007
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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 Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.