Preliminary Report: Pilot Lost Control Of Aircraft in Belize Air Crash

sir-barry-bowen-belize.jpgBelmopan, Belize  3 March (Belizean.com) A six panel investigative board into the air crash on February 26 that took the life of Belize business tycoon Sir Barry Bowen and that of an Albany family says that "Findings at this time are that the pilot probably lost control of the aircraft due to other contributing factors, which are still under investigation." The statement was made today by Mr. Jose Contreras, Belize's Director of Civil Aviation at a televised news conference.

The investigative board is made up of two pilots, two maintenance engineers and International Inspectors from Cessna Corporation, the manufacturers of the aircraft and Rolls Royce, the manufacturers of the engine, Sir Barry's Cessna 206 was modified with a Rolls Royce turboprop engine by the Soloy Aviation company of Washington state in the U.S.A..

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