Date & Time

11 September 2003

Crew on board

1

Type of Aircraft

Pax on board

9

Company name

Jeannine E. L. Van Laere

Crew fatalities

1

Registration

Pax fatalities

9

Location

Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal

Schedule

Funchal - Malaga, Spain

Total fatalities

10

Construction number

BB-254

Year of manufacture

1977

Shortly after takeoff, the twin engine aircraft plunged into the sea, few hundred meters off shore. On board were one pilot, 3 men, 3 women and 3 children of 2, 4 & 7 years old. No distress call was sent by the pilot and the cause of the accident is unknown yet.