Port-au-Prince – Cap Haïtien

On August 31, 2007 at 04:45 PM, Port-au-Prince – Cap Haïtien experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Caribintair, 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.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture Airport runway 10, while in initial climb, the engine lost power. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in Croix-des-Bouquets, about 5 km east of the airport, coming to rest upside down. A passenger was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HH-CAR, MSN 208B-0699, year of manufacture 1998.