FlyMontserrat Flight 107
Occurrence | |
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Date | 8 October 2012 |
Summary | Under investigation |
Site | V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua and Barbuda |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Britten-Norman Islander |
Operator | FlyMontserrat |
Registration | VP-MON |
Flight origin | V. C. Bird International Airport |
Destination | John A. Osborne Airport |
Passengers | 3 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Injuries | 2 |
Survivors | 2 |
FlyMontserrat Flight 107 was a short haul flight from V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua to John A. Osborne Airport, Montserrat on 8 October 2012. The flight was being parformed by a Britten-Norman Islander, registration VP-MON with one crew and three passengers on board. The flight has taking off on runway 07 but soon after take off at 16:15L. The aicraft lost height and crashed near the end of runway 07. The pilot and a passenger died, two passengers was also injured in the crash.[1][2][3]<refhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/pilot-killed-when-small-plane-crashes-during-antigua-takeoff-status-of-3-passengers-unclear/2012/10/07/f9c525be-10f4-11e2-9a39-1f5a7f6fe945_story.html></ref> It's the frist fatal accident involving FlyMontserrat.
Investigation
The British [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch have sent a team to investigate the cause of the crash.