Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 7 December 1995
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 1900D
Owner/operator: Air St. Martin
Registration Number: F-OHRK
Location: ca 30 km S of Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP) –
ÿ Haiti
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An Air St. Martin aircraft crashed after impacting a mountainside in Haiti, resulting in the deaths of all 20 occupants. The aircraft was flying illegally transporting Haitian immigrants back from Cayenne via Guadeloupe, drifting significantly off-course. Following a second report over the PAP VOR, the tower issued a clearance to descend to 4,000 ft for an approach to land. A sudden mountain impact occurred at 5030 ft, 18 nm southwest of the airport.An Air St. Martin aircraft crashed after impacting a mountainside in Haiti, resulting in the deaths of all 20 occupants. The aircraft was flying illegally transporting Haitian immigrants back from Cayenne via Guadeloupe, drifting significantly off-course. Following a second report over the PAP VOR, the tower issued a clearance to descend to 4,000 ft for an approach to land. A sudden mountain impact occurred at 5030 ft, 18 nm southwest of the airport.
Description
An Air St. Martin was destroyed after impacting a mountainside in Haiti. All 20 on board were killed. The aircraft was flying illegal Haitian immigrants back from Cayenne via Guadeloupe. After drifting more than 10 nm off-course, the pilot reported overhead a reporting point located at the FIR boundary of the route he should have flown. After a second report over the PAP VOR located at the airport, the tower issued a clearance to descend to 4,000 ft for an approach to land. One min later the aircraft struck a mountain at 5030 ft, 18 nm southwest of the airport.
Primary Cause
Illegal immigration transport via Guadeloupe.Illegal immigration transport via Guadeloupe.Share on:
