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Charter Flight Disappears Off Turks and Caicos (N650LP)

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos IslandsFlight

On December 15, 2008, a Britten-Norman Trislander (registration N650LP) operated by Línea Aérea Puertorriqueña was involved in an aviation accident near Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands in flight. 12 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A).

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Primary reportUpdated 2026-06-11Data APIEditorial standards

A charter flight from Santiago de los Caballeros to New York, stopping in Mayaguana, crashed off Providenciales after a mayday call. No trace of the aircraft or its 12 occupants was found.

Flight Details and Disappearance The aircraft was operating a charter flight from Santiago de los Caballeros to New York, with an intermediate stop at Mayaguana in the Bahamas. It departed Santiago-Cibao Airport in the Dominican Republic at 1605 local time. Approximately thirty-five minutes after departure, while cruising off the Turks and Caicos Islands, the pilot transmitted a brief mayday message. The aircraft subsequently crashed 25 kilometers off Providenciales. Search and rescue teams and the US Coast Guard conducted operations but did not locate any trace of the aircraft or its 12 occupants. A spokesman for the Dominican Pilots Association later reported that the pilot's license had been suspended in October 2006.

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