Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 September 1988
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Owner/operator: Newfoundland-Labrador Air Transport
Registration Number: C-GJRL
Location: Hopedale Airport, NL (YHO) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a vertical climb followed by a stall, resulting in a crash to the right of the runway.An aircraft experienced a vertical climb followed by a stall, resulting in a crash to the right of the runway.
Description
The aircraft climbed vertically after takeoff, stalled and crashed to the right of the runway.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a stall during vertical climb.Loss of control due to a stall during vertical climb.Share on:
