Cessna 402 crash, Apr 1, 1991 (8 killed), San Pedro
Cessna 402 accident on April 1, 1991 near San Pedro, Belize with 8 fatalities. Cause: The investigation could not determine the cause with certainty....
- Date: April 1, 1991
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: San Pedro, Belize
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The investigation could not determine the cause with certainty. The likely sequence was a stall during a very low downwind approach with gear down, with the pilot possibly fatigued.
A Cessna 402B operated by Tropic Air (Belize) on a flight from Belize City crashed into the sea near San Pedro Airport on 1 April 1991. The pilot made a very low downwind approach with gear and flaps down, stalled, and hit the water nose first about 200 yards from the beach. All eight people on board were killed.