
Narrative:
The Islander departed at 10:03 for a 35-minute flight from Belize City to the airstrip of the Blancaneaux resort. Last radio contact with the pilot was at 10:16 when he reported near La Democracia while climbing to 2,500 feet. As the airplane descended for the Privacion Airstrip poor visibility conditions were encountered. On a 240-degree heading the airplane flew into a wooded hillside, 50 feet from the top, at an altitude of about 1800 feet.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
» Channel 7 News
» NTSB
accident date: 18-11-2005
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander
registration: V3-HFO
» source: Werner Fischdick
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Friday 18 November 2005 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander |
| Operator: | Blancaneaux Lodge |
| Registration: | V3-HFO |
| MSN: | 465 |
| First flight: | 1975-09-15 (30 years 2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) NE of Privacion Airstrip ( Belize)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ), Belize |
| Privacion Airstrip, Belize |
The Islander departed at 10:03 for a 35-minute flight from Belize City to the airstrip of the Blancaneaux resort. Last radio contact with the pilot was at 10:16 when he reported near La Democracia while climbing to 2,500 feet. As the airplane descended for the Privacion Airstrip poor visibility conditions were encountered. On a 240-degree heading the airplane flew into a wooded hillside, 50 feet from the top, at an altitude of about 1800 feet.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Channel 5 Belize» Channel 7 News
» NTSB
Photos
accident date: 18-11-2005
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander
registration: V3-HFO
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 SEP 1975 | G-BDHE | first flight | |
| 15 SEP 1975 | N634MA | PADC Philippines | |
| PT- | Encal | ||
| N21JA | Baltimore Airways | ||
| N21JA | Baltair | ||
| 24 JAN 1981 | N21JA | Air Express Inc. | |
| N21JA | Walter C. Cockerham Jr. | ||
| N21JA | Yute Air Alaska Inc. | ||
| N21YA | Yute Air Alaska Inc. | ||
| 23 DEC 1987 | C-FWLS | Williston Lake Air Services | |
| 11 JUL 1990 | C-FWLS | Air Saguenay (1980) Inc. | |
| 19 JUL 1991 | C-FWLS | Air BGM Inc. | |
| 12 DEC 1994 | N21YA | Sentinel Corporation | |
| N21YA | Belize Aviation Engineering | ||
| V3-HFO | Blancaneaux Lodge |
» source: Werner Fischdick
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