Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 December 2008
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
Owner/operator: L¡nea Area Puertorrique¤a – LAP
Registration Number: N650LP
Location: Caribbean Sea, off Turks and Caicos Islands –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: BN-2A Trislander aircraftBN-2A Trislander aircraft
Category: Accident
A BN-2A Trislander plane experienced an emergency flight from Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport (STI) to Mayaguana (MYG) in the Bahamas, departing at 16:06. The pilot contacted Providenciales ATC reporting an emergency, and search for the plane has been discontinued.A BN-2A Trislander plane experienced an emergency flight from Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport (STI) to Mayaguana (MYG) in the Bahamas, departing at 16:06. The pilot contacted Providenciales ATC reporting an emergency, and search for the plane has been discontinued.
Description
The BN-2A Trislander plane operated on a flight from Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport (STI), Dominican Republic to Mayaguana (MYG), Bahamas. It departed at 16:06. An hour later, the pilot contacted Providenciales ATC (Turks and Caicos Islands) reporting that he had an emergency, according to Dominican officials. The airplane probably crashed into the sea shortly after the distress call. A spokesman of the Asociaci¢n Nacional de Pilotos reported that the licence of the pilot on the accident airplane had been suspended in October 2006. Search for the plane has been called off.
Primary Cause
Emergency flight with potential for catastrophic impact.Emergency flight with potential for catastrophic impact.Share on:
