Cessna 402 crash, Aug 5, 1996, Saint-Barthélemy-Rémy de H...
Cessna 402 accident on August 5, 1996 near Saint-Barthélemy-Rémy de Haenen (Saint-Jean-Gustave III), Saint-Barthélemy with no fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: August 5, 1996
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Saint-Barthélemy-Rémy de Haenen (Saint-Jean-Gustave III), Saint-Barthélemy
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined in the sources. The pilot reported a jammed elevator control during the takeoff roll; the NTSB final cause was not located.
A Cessna 402B operating Virgin Air scheduled service to St Thomas was taking off from Saint-Barthelemy when the pilot reported the elevator control jammed. He rejected the takeoff but could not stop before the runway end, and the aircraft came to rest in about three feet of water. One passenger received minor injuries.