ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168859
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| Date: | 18-AUG-2014 |
| Time: | 10:02 |
| Type: |  Cessna 340A |
| Owner/operator: | Aqua Sun Investments Inc |
| Registration: | N340MM |
| MSN: | 340A0635 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, near Grand Bahama Int'l Airport (MYGF), Freeport -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ormond Beach Muni (KOMN) |
| Grand Bahama Int'l (MYGF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BAID |
The aircraft, a Cessna 340A, impacted the waters of the Atlantic Ocean northwest of the Grand Bahama International Airport (MYGF), at Freeport, in the Bahamas. Airplane sustained substantial damage and the four occupants onboard received fatal injuries.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The probable cause of this accident has been determined as a lack of situational awareness resulting in a stalled condition and loss of control while attempting to remedy a fuel exhaustion condition at a very low altitude.
Sources:
https://www.local10.com/news/small-plane-crashes-near-bahamas-
http://touch.sun-sentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81114479/
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/18/4296020/small-plane-crashes-off-grand.html]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/08/20/4423927/bahamas-identifies-victims-of.html]
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N340MM
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=340MM
https://6f0351cf-8d71-43fe-8c35-5f33d1ae82bf.filesusr.com/ugd/fbeb16_59e452b524634b278bb5655a2eb23f6a.pdf
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=00550263]
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2014 17:29 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Aug-2014 00:04 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2014 23:16 | Geno | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2014 18:26 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-May-2020 07:32 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2020 07:34 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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