Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 May 1993
Aircraft Type: Shorts 330-200
Owner/operator: Atlantic Air BVI
Registration Number: VP-LVR
Location: Beef Island Airport (EIS) –
ÿ British Virgin Islands
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft, while attempting to abort takeoff, experienced a catastrophic impact with the sea, resulting in its sinking in 42 feet of water off Great Dog Island. The aircraft’s instruments were lost.A commercial aircraft, while attempting to abort takeoff, experienced a catastrophic impact with the sea, resulting in its sinking in 42 feet of water off Great Dog Island. The aircraft’s instruments were lost.
Description
Overran into the sea after aborting the takeoff. All instruments etc. were removed from the plane and it was sunk in only 42 feet of water off Great Dog Island to serve as a dive site.
Primary Cause
Aborted takeoff.Aborted takeoff.Share on:
