Kingston - Cockburn Town
Flight / Schedule
Kingston - Cockburn Town
Aircraft
Britten-Norman TrislanderRegistration
VQ-TAJ
MSN
1009
Year of Manufacture
1975
Date
September 30, 1986 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Port-de-Paix Northwest
Region
Central America • Haiti
Narrative Report
On September 30, 1986 at 12:00 AM, Kingston - Cockburn Town experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Trislander, operated by Turks and Caicos Airways - Turks and Caicos National Airline, with the event recorded near Port-de-Paix Northwest.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
En route from Kingston, Jamaica, to Cockburn Town, Grand Turk, the three engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Port-de-Paix, Haiti. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Aircraft reference details include registration VQ-TAJ, MSN 1009, year of manufacture 1975.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route from Kingston, Jamaica, to Cockburn Town, Grand Turk, the three engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Port-de-Paix, Haiti. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Kingston - Cockburn Town
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Central America • Haiti
Aircraft Details
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