ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320398
| Date: | Thursday 4 December 2014 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Tropic Air |
| Registration: | V3-HHU |
| MSN: | 208B2025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) -
 Belize
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Pedro Airport (SPR/MZSP) |
| Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Tropic Air Cessna 208 Caravan operating as Flight 281 experienced a runway overrun upon landing at the Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) in Belize City and came to rest in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The right hand main gear collapsed as it ran into the water, causing the airplane to swing 180 degrees.
The airplane sustained substantial damage and the six occupants onboard were not injured. Weather may have been a factor in the accident.
The airplane had been delivered on November 19, 2014 after having been repaired by Aircraft Structures International Corp. following an accident in India. In May 2011 the aircraft, then registered VT-NES, suffered a runway excursion accident and fell into a ravine.
Sources:
Civil Aviation Department defends record after plane crash
Channel 5 Belize
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 2011 | VT-NES | Northeast Shuttles | 0 | Lengpui Airport (AJL) |  |
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