Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 August 1973
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Owner/operator: Turks & Caicos Airways
Registration Number: N38JA
Location: Dondon –
ÿ Haiti
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: In-flight airframeIn-flight airframe
Category: Accident
An Islander aircraft experienced an uncontrolled descent and subsequent crash following a failure of the in-flight airframe.An Islander aircraft experienced an uncontrolled descent and subsequent crash following a failure of the in-flight airframe.
Description
The Islander entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed following in-flight airframe failure.
Primary Cause
In-flight airframe failureIn-flight airframe failureShare on:
