Kingstown - Canouan

On August 5, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Kingstown - Canouan experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by SVG Air - Saint Vincent %26 Grenadines Air, with the event recorded near Bequia Island All Saint Vincent and Grenadines.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The pilot was performing an ambulance flight from Kingstown-E. T. Joshua Airport to Canouan. En route, while cruising off Bequia Island, the twin engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the sea. Some debris were found the following day but no trace of the pilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration J8-SXY, MSN 402C-0519, year of manufacture 1981.