Country
Belize

Crash of a Gulfstream GIIB in Blue Creek

Date & Time: Sep 30, 2019
Type of aircraft:
Gulfstream GII
Operator:
Registration:
XB-PVO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
199
YOM:
1977
Location:
Blue Creek
Orange Walk
Country:
Belize
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Apparently engaged in an illegal flight, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Blue Creek after the crew attempted to land on a dirt road. The aircraft crashed and came to rest, broken in two. All occupants escaped from the area and no one was found in the airplane. Also, it was reported that no contraband was found on board.

Crash of a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air in Blue Creek

Date & Time: Mar 15, 2018 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Operator:
Registration:
YV3284
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
BB-1277
YOM:
1987
Location:
Blue Creek
Orange Walk
Country:
Belize
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
By night, the pilot attempted to land in a prairie located in Blue Creek, west Belize. The airplane belly landed and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest, almost broken in two. The pilot leaved the scene but was quickly arrested by the local police. It is believed that it was an illegal flight as the registration on the aircraft (YV3224) is wrong. It appears that the correct registration was YV3284.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander near Indian Church

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1998
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Belize Defence Force Air Wing
Registration:
BDF-01
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2137
YOM:
1983
Location:
Indian Church
Orange Walk
Country:
Belize
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a swampy area located southeast of Indian Church. Occupant fate unknown.

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

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1977
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
VP-HCD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
374
YOM:
1973
Location:
Hill Bank
Orange Walk
Country:
Belize
Region:
Central America
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.
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