ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45149
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 2003 |
| Time: | 09:47 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-235 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4928P |
| MSN: | 27-521 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Freeport -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO/MYGF) |
| West Palm Beach, FL (KPBI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On July 18, 2003, about 0947 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-23-235, N4928P, registered to and operated by a private individual, crashed on airport property shortly after takeoff from the Freeport International Airport, Freeport, Bahamas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the non-U.S. operated personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight had originated about 2 minutes earlier.
According to an air traffic controller, the airplane was observed after takeoff at 100 feet above ground level, in a left turn. The pilot broadcast on the frequency that he had "lost one engine", and would be returning to land. The airplane was then observed in a steep turn followed by the nose of the airplane pitching down. The airplane impacted terrain about 400 yards from the north airport fence; fire and smoke was observed following the impact.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the Bahamas. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Manager of Flight Standards, Bahamas
P.O. Box AP 59244
Nassau, N.P. Bahamas
Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448
Facsimile: (242) 377-6060
This report is for information purposes only and contains only information obtained for or released by the Bahamian Government. CAUSE:
Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20030722X01170&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Oct-2019 21:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2020 20:19 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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