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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 2019 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Caribbean Airlines |
| Registration: | 9Y-TTA |
| MSN: | 968 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Location: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP) -
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP) |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Caribbean Airlines ATR 72 impacted a wall while taxiing from the ramp to the maintenance area at Piarco International Airport, Trinidad and Tobago (POS/TTPP).
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
Location
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, ] |
| 30-Apr-2022 06:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2023 08:05 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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