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Island Bird plane suffers blowout @ T.B. Lettsome Int'l

The Piper Atzec aircraft that suffered the tyre blowout upon landing at the Terrance B. Lettsome Airport today June 29, 2014. Photo: Team of Reporters
The aircraft being attended to while on the runway. Photo: Team of Reporters
The aircraft being attended to while on the runway. Photo: Team of Reporters
BEEF ISLAND, VI - For a very short moment this afternoon June 29, 2014, the BVI Airport Authority was forced to close the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport as an Island Bird aircraft suffered a blown tyre upon landing.

‎While no one at the local airport responded to phone calls as news reached this news site, knowledgeable experts on the ground informed this news site that Island Bird's Piper Aztec suffered a blown tire on Beef Island as the aircraft was landing on the runway.

‎While it could not have been confirmed whether there were passengers aboard the aircraft it was reported that the owner Bob Lemire was in one of the pilot seats at the time our source got there. It is unclear who was flying the aircraft at the time.

On December 21, 2012, an aircraft suffered a similar fate when attempting to land at the Auguste George Airport in Anegada.

8 Responses to “Island Bird plane suffers blowout @ T.B. Lettsome Int'l”

  • Nationalist (29/06/2014, 18:48) Like (1) Dislike (12) Reply
    That owner is to old to be flying those planes thats o sign people..
    • YourOwn (29/06/2014, 22:03) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
      SO you're saying that the old man fly all his Piper fleet of aircraft??? Stupid of you to think so, yes he was in the aircraft and it was been flown by an FO of BVI airways! Keep your mouth shout!!! Oh and Thanks VIAirLink for the pics!
  • ccc (29/06/2014, 18:56) Like (7) Dislike (9) Reply
    The sins of the ndp lol
  • tola (29/06/2014, 20:03) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
    @ccc you sound so damn stupid i guess the plane thats missing in the indian ocean is the sins of the ndp
  • @ ccc (29/06/2014, 20:10) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    Lawd ah mussy everything for ayo is poltricks just keep your mouth shut and do what you got to do at the polls
  • @ccc (29/06/2014, 21:06) Like (15) Dislike (3) Reply
    You NDP bloggers wouldn't quit. If this is the way that you think will save the NDP by pretending to be a VIP and mentally pretend to label us a stupid, think again. I've seen this many times before. My heart tell me that it's the skinny minister playing these mind games with the public but keep it up and see where this will get you.
  • vi (29/06/2014, 21:37) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Lord vino its a holiday weekend do you all sleep? Thank god no one got injured
  • VIP ATTACK CANINE (30/06/2014, 00:36) Like (5) Dislike (8) Reply
    Now look what the NDP went gone and do.

    NDP must go!


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