Britten-Norman Islander crash, Oct 22, 2009 (1 killed), K...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on October 22, 2009 near Kralendijk, Bonaire with 1 fatality. Cause: Continuing the flight after engine failure...
- Date: October 22, 2009
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Kralendijk, Bonaire
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Continuing the flight after engine failure instead of returning to the nearest suitable airport, with the aircraft overloaded, flaps-up landing and inadequate passenger briefing. Operator oversight and weight control failures and regulatory oversight gaps were contributing factors.
A Divi Divi Air Islander on a scheduled flight from Curacao to Bonaire lost its right engine at cruise and continued toward Bonaire instead of returning to the departure airport. The aircraft was overloaded and was not flown in a way that allowed a safe emergency landing, and it ditched about 0.7 nautical miles from Klein Bonaire. All nine passengers got out, but the pilot was trapped in his seat and was lost when the aircraft sank.