| Date: | Friday 27 December 2002 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Tropic Air |
| Registration: | V3-HGH |
| MSN: | 208B0930 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off San Pedro Airport (SPR) -
 Belize
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ) |
| San Pedro Airport (SPR/MZSP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
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.
Sources:
News 5
NTSB
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