ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 9903
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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 1973 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N39385 |
| MSN: | 534 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Bimini -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NAS |
| PPM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Investigation under jurisdiction of the Government of the Bahamas. Damage and injury index presumed as aircraft was not found.
One possible scenario is that there was a violent weather front coming through at that time which could have thrown the plane into attitudes which might have been unrecoverable at low altitudes (per co-owner of the aircraft).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Stephen H. Teetor, co-owner of the aircraft
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Nov-2012 00:26 | Teetor | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2020 08:13 | kolibriforensics | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2020 08:14 | harro | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Damage] |
| 06-Mar-2020 08:19 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2022 07:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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