1995 Air St. Martin Beech 1900 crash
 A French-registered Beechcraft 1900D similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 7, 1995 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Belle-Anse, near Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 18°20′15″N 72°18′16″W / 18.33750°N 72.30444°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft 1900D |
| Operator | Air Saint Martin |
| Registration | F-OHRK |
| Flight origin | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport, Cayenne, French Guiana |
| Stopover | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadelope |
| Destination | Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 20 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On December 7, 1995, a chartered twin-turboprop Beechcraft 1900D commuter aircraft registered as F-OHRK and owned and operated by Air Saint Martin crashed near Belle-Anse, Haiti. The flight was en route from Cayenne, French Guiana and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and had been chartered by the Government of France to return illegal immigrants to Haiti from French territory. There were no survivors among its 18 passengers and 2 crew members.[1]
Investigators determined that F-OHRK had drifted ten nautical miles off course. The aircraft collided with a mountain at 5,030 feet (1,530 m) after having been cleared by air traffic control to descend to 4,000 feet (1,200 m).[2]
See also
References
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900D F-OHRK Port-au-Prince Airport (PAP)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Archived from the original on 2005-11-13. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Crash of a Beechcraft 1900D on Mt La Selle: 20 killed". www.baaa-acro.com. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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