De Havilland DHC-6-300 accident near Saint Barthelem, GP
On March 24, 2001, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Saint Barthelem, GP. 19 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 24, 2001
- Place
- Saint Barthelem, GP
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 19 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 17.904°N, 62.844°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010507X00889
Conditions
- Local time
- 8:20 PM
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 110° at 10 kt
From Wikipedia
Air Caraïbes Flight 1501 (TX1501/FWI1501) was a scheduled international passenger flight, flying from Princess Juliana International Airport in the Dutch overseas territory of Sint Maarten to Saint Barthélemy Airport which was in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe at that time. The flight was operated by Air Caraïbes, a Caribbean regional airline, using a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter. On 24 March 2001, during an approach to Saint Barthélemy Airport, the DHC-6 Twin Otter banked steeply to the left and crashed into a house, killing all 19 passengers and crew on board. One person on the ground was also killed in the explosions that followed.
The crash was the third deadliest plane crash in Guadeloupe, behind Air France Flight 212 and Air France Flight 117, and was the 11th deadliest involving a Twin Otter.
Investigation by the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (or BEA) concluded that the cause of the crash was due to an error by the flight crew in managing the plane's thrust lever.
Text from Wikipedia, “Air Caraïbes Flight 1501”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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