ASN Aircraft accident Saab 340A C6-SBE Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Thursday 7 January 2010
Time:11:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic SF34 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Saab 340A
Operator:SkyBahamas Airlines
Registration: C6-SBE
MSN: 340A-099
First flight: 1987-08-11 (22 years 5 months)
Engines: 2 General Electric CT7-5A2
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) (   Bahamas)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN), Bahamas
Destination airport:Marsh Harbour International Airport (MHH/MYAM), Bahamas
Narrative:
A Saab 340A turboprop plane was damaged when the undercarriage retracted as it was standing on the apron of the Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS), Bahamas. Two crew members were on board, preparing the airplane for a scheduled service to Marsh Harbour International Airport (MHH).

Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» The Nassau Guardian


Photos

photo of Saab-340A-C6-SBE
accident date: 07-01-2010
type: Saab 340A
registration: C6-SBE
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accident date: 07-01-2010
type: Saab 340A
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accident date: 07-01-2010
type: Saab 340A
registration: C6-SBE
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accident date: 07-01-2010
type: Saab 340A
registration: C6-SBE
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accident date: 07-01-2010
type: Saab 340A
registration: C6-SBE
photo of Saab-340A-C-FLPC
accident date: 07-01-2010
type: Saab 340A
registration: C-FLPC
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport to Marsh Harbour International Airport as the crow flies is 167 km (104 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Saab 340

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