Narrative:
Struck high ground in bad weather.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1980 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander |
| Operator: | Haiti Air Inter |
| Registration: | HH-CNC |
| MSN: | 474 |
| First flight: | 1975-10-26 (4 years 2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Grande-Rivière-du-Nord ( Haiti)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP/MTPP), Haiti |
| Cap Haitien Airport (CAP/MTCH), Haiti |
Struck high ground in bad weather.
Sources:
» 9 Are Reportedly Killed in Crash Of Twin-Engine Airplane in Haiti (New York Times, 3-1-1980)» BAAA-ACRO
» Flight International 24 January 1981
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Port-au-Prince Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
Distance from Port-au-Prince Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
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