Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 December 1978
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander
Owner/operator: Haiti Air Inter
Registration Number: HH-CNB
Location: off Turks & Caicos –
ÿ Turks and Caicos Islands
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight ControlsAircraft Flight Controls
Category: Accident
An aircraft departing South Cayaco at 17:54 entered a climbing left turn and headed south, triggering an ELT signal. The pilot had an adverse medical cardiograph report and there was a potential for incapacitation leading to loss of control.An aircraft departing South Cayaco at 17:54 entered a climbing left turn and headed south, triggering an ELT signal. The pilot had an adverse medical cardiograph report and there was a potential for incapacitation leading to loss of control.
Description
The aircraft departed South Caicos at 17:54, and was observed to approach Grand Turk, but went into a climbing left turn and headed South. At 18:07 an overflying aircraft received an ELT signal for less than two minutes. The pilot had an adverse medical cardiograph report. The possibility of incapacitation resulting in loss of control cannot be excluded.
Primary Cause
Pilot medical condition and potential for loss of control.Pilot medical condition and potential for loss of control.Share on:
