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FAA accident report · Beech 1900D · Port Au Prince, HA · December 7, 1995

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Date
December 7, 1995
Place
Port Au Prince, HA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
FOHRK
Reported as
Beech 1900D
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
20

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On December 7, 1995, about 1754 eastern standard time, a Beech 1900D, french registration f-ohrk, operated by air saint martin, as a charter flight from cayenne, french guyana to Port-au-Prince, haiti, with a fueling stop in pointe-a-pitre, guadeloupe, crashed while approaching Port-au-Prince. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the two pilots and 18 passengers received fatal injuries. The flight last departed pointe-a-pitre on December 7, 1995, about 1500. Information received from the french bureau enquetes-accidents (bea) indicated the flight was cleared to descend for approach by Port-au-Prince ATC and contact with the flight was lost shortly after this. The aircraft wreckage was located in mountainous terrain, southeast of Port-au-Prince. The haiti civil aviation authorities and U.S. Embassy personnel stated the weather at Port-au-Prince at the time of the accident was clear with no precipitation. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of haiti civil aviation authorities. Further information about this accident may be obtained from: directeur general,office national de l'aviation civile, aeroport international de Port-au-Prince,Port-au-Prince, haiti phone: 509-46-2701 this report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by the haiti civil aviation authorities.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON DECEMBER 7, 1995, ABOUT 1754 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 1900D, FRENCH REGISTRATION F-OHRK, OPERATED BY AIR SAINT MARTIN, AS A CHARTER FLIGHT FROM CAYENNE, FRENCH GUYANA TO PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI, WITH A FUELING STOP IN POINTE-A-PITRE, GUADELOUPE, CRASHED WHILE APPROACHING PORT-AU-PRINCE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO PILOTS AND 18 PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT LAST DEPARTED POINTE-A-PITRE ON DECEMBER 7, 1995, ABOUT 1500. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE FRENCH BUREAU ENQUETES-ACCIDENTS (BEA) INDICATED THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO DESCEND FOR APPROACH BY PORT-AU-PRINCE ATC AND CONTACT WITH THE FLIGHT WAS LOST SHORTLY AFTER THIS. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, SOUTHEAST OF PORT-AU-PRINCE. THE HAITI CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES AND U.S. EMBASSY PERSONNEL STATED THE WEATHER AT PORT-AU-PRINCE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CLEAR WITH NO PRECIPITATION. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF HAITI CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES. FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: DIRECTEUR GENERAL,OFFICE NATIONAL DE L'AVIATION CIVILE, AEROPORT INTERNATIONAL DE PORT-AU-PRINCE,PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI PHONE: 509-46-2701 THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE HAITI CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES.