Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 10 June 2012
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311
Owner/operator: Leeward Islands Air Transport – LIAT
Registration Number: V2-LGH
Location: Antigua-Coolidge International Airport (ANU) –
ÿ Antigua and Barbuda
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Hangar structureHangar structure
Category: Other
A DHC-8-311 passenger plane, V2-LGH, was destroyed in a fire on the ground at Antigua-Coolidge International Airport (ANU). The plane was inside a hangar for a routine C check when a fire broke out at night.A DHC-8-311 passenger plane, V2-LGH, was destroyed in a fire on the ground at Antigua-Coolidge International Airport (ANU). The plane was inside a hangar for a routine C check when a fire broke out at night.
Description
A de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 passenger plane, V2-LGH, was destroyed in a fire on the ground at Antigua-Coolidge International Airport (ANU). The LIAT owned plane was inside a hangar for a routine C check when a fire broke out at night. The airplane and hangar were destroyed by the fire.
Source of Information
http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=76388, http://www.liat.com/navSource.html?flag=show_page&page_id=637http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=76388, http://www.liat.com/navSource.html?flag=show_page&page_id=637Primary Cause
Possible electrical fault or malfunction within the hangar.Possible electrical fault or malfunction within the hangar.Share on:
