
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | PJ-SUN |
Aircraft Original Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander/Defender |
Aircraft Version: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
C/n (msn): | 377 |
Operator Titles: | Divi Divi Air |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Bonaire - FlamingoMap |
Country: | Caribbean Netherlands |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: TNCB IATA: BON Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 1 August 2004 |
Photo by: | Kas van Zonneveld |
Photo ID: | 261468 |
Photo Comment |
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Ex. G-BBUA, F-BUTN, G-51-377, G-BBUA, D-IHER and SE-LGN before becoming PJ-SUN with Divi Divi Air. On October 22, 2009, while operating a passenger flight from Curacao to Bonaire, the right hand engine lost power. With the aircraft being overweight, the pilot was unable to maintain altitude. The aircraft crashed into the water near Klein Bonaire. All 9 passengers survived, but attempts to free the pilots (who became unconscious after hitting the water), were sadly not succesful. After a few minutes, the aircraft sank with the pilot still on board and came to rest at a depth of 190m. This photo is copyright © Kas van Zonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 July 2020, and has since been viewed 492 times. |