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Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Les Cayes: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 2024 at 1202 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Sarah Express Airways
Registration:
N404EC
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
404-0646
YOM:
1980
Location:
Les Cayes
South
Country:
Haiti
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Two minutes after takeoff from Les Cayes-Antoine Simon Airport Runway 08, the twin engine airplane entered a right turn then lost altitude and crashed in a wooded area located about one km southeast of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and both pilots were killed. There was no fire.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 King Air in Saint Jean

Date & Time: Nov 23, 2019
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Operator:
Registration:
XB-PYB
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Saint Jean
South
Country:
Haiti
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a pasture located near Saint Jean, Haiti. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was engaged in an illegal flight (contraband) and the registration XB-PYB is false. Local authorities were looking for both Mexican pilots and a local involved in the illegal mission.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Duchity: 30 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
N4662
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Les Cayes – Jérémie
Location:
Duchity
South
Country:
Haiti
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
28
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
30
Circumstances:
Few minutes after its takeoff from Les Cayes Airport, while climbing, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in Duchity. The wreckage was found 15 km northwest of Les Cayes Airport. Five passengers were seriously injured while 30 other occupants were killed.
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