ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170663
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| Date: | Friday 24 October 2014 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310R |
| Owner/operator: | Owls Roost Flying Club |
| Registration: | N310WL |
| MSN: | 310R0585 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, near North Eleuthera Airport (MYEH), North Eleuthera -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | At Lucie Co Int'l (KFPR) |
| Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB/MYEM) | |
| Investigating agency: | BAID |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While being vectored to the North Eleuthera Airport (MYEH), the aircraft impacted the waters of the Atlantic Ocean near North Eleuthera. The airplane is missing and the deceased sole pilot onboard was recovered. Weather was a factor in the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The probable cause of this accident has been determined as controlled flight into terrain possibly due to the effects of spatial disorientation as a result of the poor visibility and weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/police-reports/American_resident_of_Eleuthera_dead_after_plane_crash37854.shtml
http://eleutheranews.com/?p=4380
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N310WL
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=310WL
https://6f0351cf-8d71-43fe-8c35-5f33d1ae82bf.filesusr.com/ugd/fbeb16_12531b2e73b5473690bb1e1c166f8f4f.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2014 05:31 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Oct-2014 05:51 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 28-Oct-2014 20:58 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-May-2020 07:34 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2020 07:34 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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