Status: | |
Date: | Monday 31 July 1978 |
Type: | Fairchild FH-227 |
Operator: | Bahamasair |
Registration: | C6-BDQ |
MSN: | 518 |
First flight: | 1966 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Chub Cay Airport (CCZ) ( Bahamas)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Chub Cay Airport (CCZ/MYBC), Bahamas |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A loud bang was heard shortly after lifting off; the aircraft settled back on the runway with the undercarriage retracted. The FH-227 slid 1385 feet down the runway and overran into a mangrove swamp.
Classification:
Runway excursion
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.