Accident Aero Commander 500 N3815C,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2756
 
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Date:Thursday 4 October 1979
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Commander 500
Owner/operator:Iron Bird
Registration: N3815C
MSN: 771
Year of manufacture:1959
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:between Andros Island, Bahamas and West Palm Beach, Florida -   Bahamas
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Andros Island, Bahamas
Destination airport:West Palm Beach, Florida
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Aircraft went missing on a flight between Andros Island, Bahamas, and West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Aircraft last reported in an area of heavy tropical storm/thunderstorm activity. Wreckage and pilot (sole person aboard) never found

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: MIA80DA002
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=33707&key=0 [NTSB Identification: MIA80DA002]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
14-Jan-2012 19:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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