Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Tuesday 4 December 2007 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Operator: | Maya Island Air |
Registration: | V3-HFS |
MSN: | 208B0579 |
First flight: | 1996 |
Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Corozal Airport (CZH) ( Belize)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Corozal Airport (CZH), Belize |
Destination airport: | San Pedro Airport (SPR/MZSP), Belize |
Narrative:The pilot aborted takeoff but was not able to stop the airplane on the remaining runway. The Grand Caravan struck a barbed wire fence and ran into several oranges trees before coming to a halt some 520 feet beyond the runway.
The undercarriage was sheared off and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the belly.
Classification:
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Scramble 345
» Pilot steers faulty aircraft (The Reporter Press, 7-12-2007)
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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.