Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 March 2012
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N208JS
Location: off Abalone Caye, Port Honduras Marine Reserve –
ÿ Belize
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Cessna 208 Caravan I, N208JSCessna 208 Caravan I, N208JS
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208 Caravan I, N208JS, experienced a water landing on Abalone Caye, resulting in a sinking incident. The pilot was not injured.A Cessna 208 Caravan I, N208JS, experienced a water landing on Abalone Caye, resulting in a sinking incident. The pilot was not injured.
Description
While performing a water landing on a repositioning flight, a float-equipped Cessna 208 Caravan I, N208JS, flipped inverted and sank in about 15 feet of water in Abalone Caye, about 15 miles off Punta Gorda Town, Belize. The sole pilot on board the aircraft was not injured.
Source of Information
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeroprints/8877809914/http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeroprints/8877809914/Primary Cause
Water landing conditions and the aircraft?s design likely contributed to the incident.Water landing conditions and the aircraft?s design likely contributed to the incident.Share on:
