ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222688
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| Date: | 06-MAR-2019 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 |
| Owner/operator: | Caribbean Airlines |
| Registration: | 9Y-TTA |
| C/n / msn: | 968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Piarco International Airport (POS/TTPP) -
 Trinidad and Tobago
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
A Caribbean Airlines ATR 72 impacted a wall while taxiing from the ramp to the maintenance area at Piarco International Airport, Trinidad and Tobago.
According to first reports, the plane's break system malfunctioned. Damage to the plane is estimated at 1,000,000 US dollars.
Sources:
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/cal-plane-crashes-into-airport-wall-6.2.795939.27fb14f8a9
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/planes-brake-system-was-not-functional-6.2.797253.12bf8aa127
Media:
ACCIDENT IN PIARCO THIS MORNING. pic.twitter.com/mePqCSDquh
— We Are Trinis 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹 (@TrinisWe) March 7, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2019 16:32 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 07-Mar-2019 16:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2019 08:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
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