ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37310
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1983 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210J |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N2284R |
| MSN: | T210-0434 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1626 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bahamas to Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Andros Town, (MYAF) |
| Fort Pierce, FL (FPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THIS ACFT IS MISSING ON A FLT FROM ANDROS TOWN, BAHAMAS TO FT. PIERCE, FL. AFTER DEPARTURE THE ACFT CONTACTED NASSAU TO FILE A VFR CLEARANCE AND CALLED MIAMI FSS TO REPORT 60 DME EAST OF FT. LAUDERDALE IN HEAVY RAIN. THE PLT REQUESTED INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET AROUND THE RAIN AREA AND WAS TOLD TO WORK ITS WAY OVER TO THE FLORIDA COAST. THE ACFT WAS NOT HEARD FROM AGAIN AFTER THIS CONVERSATION AND IT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT FT. PIERCE. A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED UNTIL 10/7/83. THE PLT AND PASSENGERS ARE PRESUMED FATAL AND THE ACFT IS PRESUMED DESTROYED. CAUSE:
P.S. Note Years later what may have been planes landing gear was found on Grand Bermuda Bank 35 miles off Andros Island Bermuda
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44909
https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/765891
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 13-Mar-2020 19:17 | Nieman | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Dec-2021 00:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
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