Britten-Norman Islander crash, Feb 7, 2008, El Prado
Britten-Norman Islander accident on February 7, 2008 near El Prado, El Seibo, Dominican Republic with no fatalities. Cause: Engine No. 1 stopped after...
- Date: February 7, 2008
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: El Prado, El Seibo, Dominican Republic
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine No. 1 stopped after running out of fuel, and the captain could not keep the aircraft on the selected landing lane during the emergency landing.
A Caribair Islander on a charter tourist flight lost its left engine after running out of fuel, because the left tank gauge was inoperative. The pilot tried to restart the engine, failed, and chose a sugarcane field in El Prado for an emergency landing. The undercarriage collapsed on touchdown and the aircraft slid a few dozen metres; all nine occupants were unhurt.