ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16374
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| Date: | Monday 24 March 2008 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N2943L |
| MSN: | 670077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | two miles off Ginn Sur Mer -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO/MYGF) |
| PBI | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIPU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed in the Atlantic, about 30 miles from Freeport.
PROBABLE CAUSE
• In-flight breakup
• The cause of the in-flight breakup is undetermined. The wreckage has not been recovered and all search and recovery efforts suspended.
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
• Possible Severe Weather (Thunderstorm/turbulence) encounter.
• Possible lightning strike.
• Pilot lack of appropriate training and qualification in instrument flying conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/tcoast/epaper/2008/03/25/0325slplane.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=77
FAA; http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/national_local/291302720206487.php
https://6f0351cf-8d71-43fe-8c35-5f33d1ae82bf.filesusr.com/ugd/fbeb16_765faf7551d04622bf832db30240e99b.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 2023 | ZS-EMH | 0 | New Tempe (FATP) |  |
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| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2008 07:51 | Fusko | Added |
| 25-Mar-2008 09:44 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Mar-2008 08:35 | relax630 | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-May-2020 07:43 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2020 07:44 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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