Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Statuts: | Préliminaire |
| Date: | 18 NOV 2005 |
| Heure: | ca 10:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander |
| Compagnie: | Blancaneaux Lodge |
| Immatriculation: | V3-HFO |
| Numéro de série: | 465 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1975-09-15 (30 years 2 months) |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 5 km (3.1 milles) NE of Privacion Airstrip (Bélize)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Charter National |
| Aéroport de départ: | Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ), Bélize |
| Privacion Airstrip, Bélize |
The Islander departed at 10:03 for a 35-minute flight from Belize City to the airstrip of the Blancaneaux resort. Last radio contact with the pilot was at 10:16 when he reported near La Democracia while climbing to 2,500 feet. As the airplane descended for the Privacion Airstrip poor visibility conditions were encountered. On a 240-degree heading the airplane flew into a wooded hillside, 50 feet from the top, at an altitude of about 1800 feet.
Sources:
» Channel 5 Belize
» Channel 7 News
» NTSB
Photos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 SEP 1975 | G-BDHE | first flight | |
| 15 SEP 1975 | N634MA | PADC Philippines | |
| PT- | Encal | ||
| N21JA | Baltimore Airways | ||
| N21JA | Baltair | ||
| 24 JAN 1981 | N21JA | Air Express Inc. | |
| N21JA | Walter C. Cockerham Jr. | ||
| N21JA | Yute Air Alaska Inc. | ||
| N21YA | Yute Air Alaska Inc. | ||
| 23 DEC 1987 | C-FWLS | Williston Lake Air Services | |
| 11 JUL 1990 | C-FWLS | Air Saguenay (1980) Inc. | |
| 19 JUL 1991 | C-FWLS | Air BGM Inc. | |
| 12 DEC 1994 | N21YA | Sentinel Corporation | |
| N21YA | Belize Aviation Engineering | ||
| V3-HFO | Blancaneaux Lodge |
» source: Werner Fischdick
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
