Britten-Norman Islander crash, Jul 17, 1994 (6 killed), F...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on July 17, 1994 near Fort-de-France, Martinique with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to identify the airdrome...
- Date: July 17, 1994
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Fort-de-France, Martinique
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to identify the airdrome installations before starting the night visual approach; a probable DME failure and imprecise navigation contributed.
A Trans Island Air Islander flying a charter from Bridgetown to Fort-de-France at night under IFR, then a visual approach, disappeared from radar near the island. The wreckage was found in the Carbet hills the next day. The pilot apparently did not identify the airport installations before the night visual approach, and the aircraft's DME and navigation may also have been unreliable; all six aboard died.