| Date: | Monday 8 January 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Mustique Airways |
| Registration: | J8-VAK |
| MSN: | 436 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 30 km SW off Bridgetown, Barbados -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Union Island Airport (UNI/TVSU) |
| Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI/TBPB) |
While in cruise flight at 7000 feet, the no. 2 engine failed. The pilot was unable to maintain height and the airplane gradually descended until a ditching was unavoidable.
Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
Scramble
Thomas Brügge
WAAS
Location
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