Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 07 FEB 2008 |
| Time: | ca 19:00 |
| Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
| Operator: | Caribair, S.A. |
| Registration: | HI-653CA |
| C/n / msn: | 8 |
| First flight: | 1967-10-09 (40 years 4 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | El Seibo (Dominican Republic)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport (STI/MDST), Dominican Republic |
| La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport (LRM/MDLR), Dominican Republic |
Crash-landed following engine failure.
Sources:
» Avioneta cae en El Seibo con 9 a bordo (El Caribe CDN, 8-2-2008)
Photos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 OCT 1967 | G-51-1 | first flight | |
| 09 OCT 1967 | I-TRAM | Aertirrena | |
| G-AVRC | Britten-Norman | ||
| TF-REJ | Vaengir | ||
| G-AVRC | |||
| 07 JUN 1978 | N28BN | Air Investments | |
| N28BN | Luciya Air Services, Bahamas | ||
| N28BN | Coastal Air Transport Inc. | ||
| N28BN | LAPSA | ||
| 22 MAY 1992 | HI- | ||
| N28BN | Caribair Inc. | ||
| HI-653 | Caribair Inc. | ||
| HI-653CA | Caribair Inc. |
» source: Werner Fischdick
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 Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport to La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport as the crow flies is 206 km (129 miles).
Distance from Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport to La Romana-Casa de Campo International Airport as the crow flies is 206 km (129 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.
