Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Aug 31, 2007, Port-au-Pr...
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on August 31, 2007 near Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture, West, Haiti with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined....
- Date: August 31, 2007
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture, West, Haiti
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. The loss of engine power in the initial climb is documented, but the sources do not state its cause.
A Caribintair Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a scheduled flight from Port-au-Prince to Cap-Haitien lost engine power shortly after takeoff. The pilot attempted an emergency landing and the aircraft crash landed about 5 km east of the airport, coming to rest upside down. One passenger was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.