ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36168
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| Date: | Friday 27 March 1998 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182H Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Karvin Air |
| Registration: | N8460S |
| MSN: | 18256560 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bahamas -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kingston (MKJP) |
| Georgetown (MYEF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was equipped with 2 VOR and 1 ADF receivers; no GPS receiver was installed. The pilot was using an incorrect route segment for the flight. The pilot advised the ARTCC controller that only 1 VOR receiver was operable, the ADF was inoperative, and he was unable to receive the VOR signal from Great Exuma, where he planned to refuel. The flight continued then the pilot advised the controller that the engine was running rough and the flight descended to 4,000 feet, where radio contact was lost. A 4-day search for the airplane was performed with negative results. The pilot had never flown in the Bahamas or Caribbean before while acting as pilot-in-command and had never flown a Cessna 182 before. The destination airport does not have an instrument approach and landing at night is not permitted. The calculated arrival time was after the end of civil twilight at the destination airport. The VOR located on Great Exuma Island, Bahamas, maintained by the Airway Facilities Section of the Department of Civil Aviation, Bahamas, was out of service on the day of the flight and had been out of service since March 1996; no NOTAM was in effect on the day of the flight, and this information was not published.
CAUSE: Undetermined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X09734
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Oct-2023 14:46 | harro | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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