Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander in Hill Bank

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1977
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VP-HCD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
374
YOM:
1973
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a cargo flight, the pilot encountered technical problems with the engines and elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a wooded area located near Hill Bank. the pilot was rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.