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| Date: | Monday 15 July 2024 |
| Time: | 15:53 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Air Taxi Vanuatu |
| Registration: | YJ-AT2 |
| MSN: | 188 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SE of Port Vila-Bauerfield Airport (VLI) -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Aneityum Airport (AUY/NVVA) |
| Port Vila-Bauerfield Airport (VLI/NVVV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander crashed in a plantation on a hillside while approaching Port Vila-Bauerfield Airport (VLI), Vanuatu.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/485097332323935/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/yj-at2#362705ba
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/522284/one-confirmed-dead-in-air-taxi-vanuatu-plane-crash
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/air-taxi-crash-claims-one-life-second-incident-in-2024/article_96bab6c9-3978-5d03-9c34-7f8f38f2e3e2.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2024 07:37 | ASN | Added |
| 15-Jul-2024 07:39 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 15-Jul-2024 10:35 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Jul-2024 10:36 | ASN | Updated [Time, Departure airport, ] |
| 15-Jul-2024 10:38 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Category, ] |
| 16-Jul-2024 05:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2024 05:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2024 05:44 | Vice Captain Edmond | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, ] |
| 16-Jul-2024 06:04 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 11:35 | El_serj | Updated [Cn, ] |
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