Fort Lauderdale - Cap Haïtien

On March 18, 1995 at 01:21 PM, Fort Lauderdale - Cap Haïtien experienced a crash involving Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, operated by Gulf %26 Caribbean Cargo, with the event recorded near Cap-Haïtien North.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

31 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 31 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 29, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Leased from Winemiller Aviation, the aircraft was completing a charter flight from Fort Lauderdale to Cap Haïtien on behalf of the Metro Nord Travel Club. On approach to Cap Haïtien, flaps and undercarriage were selected down when the hydraulic pressure dropped. The crew continued the approach and the emergency air brake was armed. Upon touchdown, both tyres on the left main gear burst after the brakes locked. The aircraft veered off runway to the left and eventually collided with a parked UH-60 helicopter. All 31 occupants were evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N137CA, MSN 317, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 19.5483°, -71.7313°.