ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176615
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 July 1997 |
| Time: | 07:24 |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A |
| Owner/operator: | Tropic Air |
| Registration: | V3-HFD |
| MSN: | 20700676 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belize City -
 Belize
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ) |
| Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The plane crashed into the Belama Extension Phase 2 housing development just off the Northern Highway near the Best Western Biltmore Hotel of Belize City.
The pilot died in the crash. There were no other fatalities.
PROBABLE CAUSE: There Is no evidence which permits the investigation to determine with certainty the actual cause of the accident. It is considered a reasonable deduction that the probable cause of the accident was:
a. The aircraft became uncontrollable after hitting high voltage transmission lines due to the aircraft being flown at a low
altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.belizeforum.com/belize/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=194114&page=2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2015 14:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Apr-2020 09:42 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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