Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 17 March 1979
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou
Owner/operator: Air Inuit
Registration Number: C-GVYW
Location: ca 75 km SW off Bridgetown, Barbados –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A DHC-4A Caribou transport plane carrying spare engines, propellers, and parts was diverted to Barbados following an engine failure. The pilot reported a failed engine and overheating of the other engine, leading to a diversion and subsequent loss of communication.A DHC-4A Caribou transport plane carrying spare engines, propellers, and parts was diverted to Barbados following an engine failure. The pilot reported a failed engine and overheating of the other engine, leading to a diversion and subsequent loss of communication.
Description
The aircraft, a DHC-4A Caribou transport plane was being ferried to Canada after having been stored in Guyana for 15 months. It operated previously for Guyana Airways as 8R-GDO. Cargo included two spare engines, one extra propeller and spare parts. The only overwater survival equipment on board was four life jackets for the three occupants. While en route south of Barbados, the pilot radioed that an engine had failed and that the other engine was overheating. He stated that the flight was diverting to Barbados. Forty-four minutes later he made his last transmission and reported he was at 50 feet. No trace of the aircraft was found despite an intensive search mounted by Barbados.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1c8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R-4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5800%2C6710681https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1c8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R-4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5800%2C6710681Primary Cause
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