ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42682
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1992 |
| Time: | 13:53 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Bajan Helicopters (Helicopter Adventures) |
| Registration: | N27AJ |
| MSN: | 4137 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Misery, Saint Thomas -
 Barbados
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Heliport, Careenage, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Sigh-seeing round trip flight | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was destroyed by impact and post impact fire when it flew into the side of the324-metre high Mount Misery, near St. Thomas, Barbados (at approximate co ordinates: 13°12'0" North, 59°34'59.98" West), during a local sight-seeing flight. The accident happened in daylight (13:53 Local Time) but in poor weather with heavy rain and low cloud being reported in the area at the time. The flight was being conducted under visual flight rules. All five persons on board (pilot and four passengers) were killed
Although the accident took place in Barbados, and the aircraft had a US registration, the accident investigation was led by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The US registration N27AJ was cancelled by the FAA on January 28, 1994.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA92WA074 at http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001211X14163&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=27AJ
3. https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/B%C3%A0jan_Helicopters_Bell_Helicopter_Textr.html?id=N54nHAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
://www.facebook.com/CBCNEWS.bb/videos/1549543671993004
4. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=9467
5. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000524399.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Apr-2016 17:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Sep-2021 12:42 | Morris Greenidge | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2021 12:48 | Morris Greenidge | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 01-Sep-2021 12:49 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Category] |
| 30-Apr-2022 04:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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