Narrative:
Ditched off shore after engine failure.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 7 September 2008 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Tropic Air |
| Registration: | V3-HFQ |
| MSN: | 208B0575 |
| First flight: | 1996 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Belize City ( Belize)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA), Belize |
| Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ), Belize |
Ditched off shore after engine failure.
Sources:
» Tropic Air plane crash-lands near Belizean Beach (Amandala, 9-9-2008)Photos
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 Belize City Municipal Airport to Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport as the crow flies is 14 km (9 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Belize City Municipal Airport to Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport as the crow flies is 14 km (9 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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