Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 February 1967
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator: Leeward Islands Air Transport – LIAT
Registration Number: VP-LIR
Location: Codrington Airstrip, Barbuda (TAPH) –
ÿ Antigua and Barbuda
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (specifically, the rudder and ailerons)Aircraft control surfaces (specifically, the rudder and ailerons)
Category: Accident
A Coco Point Airstrip crew attempted a touch and go landing on Codrington airstrip due to a strong crosswind. The aircraft ground looped and subsequently ran off the runway, resulting in an insurance write-off and subsequent sale of the wreckage.A Coco Point Airstrip crew attempted a touch and go landing on Codrington airstrip due to a strong crosswind. The aircraft ground looped and subsequently ran off the runway, resulting in an insurance write-off and subsequent sale of the wreckage.
Description
While training at Coco Point Airstrip, Barbuda the crew were attempting a touch and go on a nearby strip at Codrington; due to a strong 30 knot crosswind the aircraft ground looped and ran off the runway. Deemed an insurance write-off the wreckage was initially purchased back by LIAT, and then sold for rebuilding.
Source of Information
https://twinotterarchive.com/DHC-6_25.htmlhttps://twinotterarchive.com/DHC-6_25.htmlPrimary Cause
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