Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 6 September 2009
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Owner/operator: Turks & Caicos National Airline
Registration Number: VQ-TAA
Location: Grand Turk Island Airport (GDT) –
ÿ Turks and Caicos Islands
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: HangarHangar
Category: Other
A hangar collapse resulted in the destruction of two BN-2A Islander aircraft in Turks and Caicos Islands during Hurricane Ike.A hangar collapse resulted in the destruction of two BN-2A Islander aircraft in Turks and Caicos Islands during Hurricane Ike.
Description
Two BN-2A Islander aircraft (VQ-TAA and VQ-TAH) were destroyed when a hangar collapsed on top when Hurricane Ike struck Turks and Caicos Islands.
Primary Cause
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