Tropical Airways Flight 1301 · Haiti
On August 24, 2003, Tropical Airways Flight 1301 (Haiti). 21 people died.
- Date
- August 24, 2003
- Place
- Haiti
- Operator
- Tropical Airways
- Killed
- 21
- Position
- 19.735°N, 72.206°W
- Wikidata ID
- Q28441371
From Wikipedia
Tropical Airways Flight 1301 (TBG1301/M71301) was a domestic short-haul passenger flight, flying from Cap-Haïtien International Airport in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to the commune of Port-de-Paix which crashed onto a sugarcane field less than 10 minutes after takeoff on the evening of 24 August 2003. The aircraft was a 19-seater Let L-410 Turbolet carrying 19 passengers and 2 crew. Witnesses stated that the aircraft caught fire during take-off and exploded when it hit the ground. All on board were killed.
The crash is currently the second deadliest aircraft crash in Haiti and the second worst accident involving a Let L-410 Turbolet, after Sakha Avia Flight 301. The Haitian investigative board stated that multiple factors caused the crash, one of which was an opened cargo door during mid-flight. The pilots were struggling to return to the airport. Poor CRM (Crew resource management) contributed to the crash.
Text from Wikipedia, “Tropical Airways Flight 1301”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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