Britten Norman BN2A accident near Kralendijk, Bonaire, NT
On October 22, 2009, a Britten Norman BN2A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kralendijk, Bonaire, NT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 22, 2009
- Place
- Kralendijk, Bonaire, NT
- Aircraft
- Britten Norman BN2A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 9 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 12.140°N, 68.311°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091102X24828
NTSB summary
On October 22, 2009, about 1417 universal coordinated time, a Britten Norman BN-2A/26, PJ-SUN, experienced a right engine failure during cruise flight, and subsequently ditched in the Caribbean Sea, near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. The airplane is presumed to be substantially damaged. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured and nine passengers sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Willemstad, Curacao (TNCC), destined for Kralendijk, Bonaire (TNCB). The scheduled passenger flight was conducted under the provisions of Civil Aviation Regulation Netherlands Antilles (CARNA) Part 8. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Netherlands Antilles Government. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Directorate of Civil Aviation (Ministry of Communications) Seru Mahuma z/n Curacao, Netherlands Antilles This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Netherlands Antilles Government.
From Wikipedia
Divi Divi Air Flight 014 (some sources refer to it as Flight 016) was a scheduled commuter flight from Hato International Airport in Curaçao to Flamingo International Airport in Bonaire carrying a single pilot and nine passengers, which on 22 October 2009 crashed in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Bonaire due to an engine failure.
Text from Wikipedia, “Divi Divi Air Flight 014”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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