Port-au-Prince – Cap Haïtien

On February 12, 1996 at 12:01 PM, Port-au-Prince – Cap Haïtien experienced a crash involving GAF Nomad N.24, operated by Haïti Air Express, with the event recorded near Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture (François Duvalier) West.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 73.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On February 12, 1996, about 1201 eastern standard time, a Rockwell Australian Nomad N24A, N224E, registered to Four Eagles Aviation Inc., operated by Haiti Express Airways, crashed on takeoff from Port-Au-Prince International Airport, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The flight was a scheduled domestic passenger flight bound for Cap-Haïten, Haiti. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport pilot-in-command, airline transport second-in-command, and nine passengers were fatally injured. Four passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The DGAC stated the airplane was on takeoff from runway 27. The airplane appeared to lose power on the right engine and the pilot made a forced landing northwest of runway 27. On touchdown the airplane nosed over and was consumed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N224E, MSN 62, year of manufacture 1977.