Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Datum: | vrijdag 27 december 2002 |
Tijd: | 18:00 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Tropic Air |
Registratie: | V3-HGH |
Constructienummer: | 208B0930 |
Bouwjaar: | 2002 |
Motoren: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 13 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 14 |
Schade: | Groot |
Gevolgen: | Repaired |
Plaats: | van San Pedro Airport (SPR) ( Belize)
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ), Belize |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | San Pedro Airport (SPR/MZSP), Belize |
Beschrijving:The Caravan departed Belize City for an IFR flight to San Pedro (SPR). The fight approached runway 06/24 amidst rain showers. About 2.5 miles away from the runway threshold, at an altitude of about 400 feet the pilot started reducing power to maintain a speed of 120 knots for flap deployment, when suddenly there was an indication of a 1,000 feet per minute descent rate on the VSI. The pilot increased power to initiate a climb, however the airplane continued to descend and impacted the water.
The Caravan was a brand new model, delivered February 2002.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport en San Pedro Airport bedraagt 55 km (34 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.