ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176762
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| Date: | Monday 8 June 2015 |
| Time: | 13:25 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N51AZ |
| MSN: | 17274529 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12 miles southeast off Nassau -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Crooked Island-Colonel Hill Airport (CRI/MYCI) |
| Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN) | |
| Investigating agency: | BAID |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The plane crashed en route into the sea.
All five occupants were located by the US Coast Guard. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force picked them up and transported them back to the Bahamas, officials said, adding there were no reported injuries.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The probable cause of this accident has been undetermined as the aircraft was never located or recovered for further inspection and analysis. Should the aircraft be located and recovered in the future, the BAID reserves the right to reopen this investigation and provide a follow-up probable cause if applicable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.kissrocks.com/news/news/national/4-adults-1-child-rescued-after-ocean-plane-crash-n/nmYhK/
http://www.ibtimes.com/us-coast-guard-rescues-4-adults-1-child-after-plane-crash-bahamas-1957864
http://lfpress.com/2015/06/09/five-rescued-off-bahamas-after-plane-ditched-at-sea/wcm/74870a93-cc3b-4ec6-b082-52119efa5bb2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2015 06:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jun-2015 10:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 15-Jun-2015 08:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2023 18:05 | harro | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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