Date:	17-JAN-2018
Time:	08:00+ LT
Type:	Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F
Owner/operator:	Kingdom Airways LLC
Registration:	N62769
MSN:	27-7754010
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Mastic Point, North Andros -   Bahamas
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	San Andros Airport (SAQ/MYAN)
Destination airport:	Nassau-Paradise Island Airport (PID/MYPI)

Narrative:
The aircraft went missing. ATC advised that after coming into radar contact with Nassau approach control, the aircraft was observed to reverse course heading back to Andros. Shortly after, radar contact was lost.

Around the time of the accident, weather reports obtained from the Meteorological Department forecasted weather conditions to be Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) in the central Bahamas, however, remnants of a cold front remained in the area. According to other pilots in the airspace around the time of the accident, and other witnesses on the ground, conditions were not favorable for flight under Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

25 Feb 2018: “The aircraft was recovered from waters adjacent to the previous search location by a salvage team with assistance from specialist divers of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. The wreckage will be taken to the United States, where additional analysis will be conducted by the Air Accident Investigation Department with assistance from specialists provided by the aircraft and engine manufacturers and the National Transportation Safety Board. All major components and parts of the aircraft were recovered.” said Chief Investigator of the Air Accident Investigation Department Delvin Major.

http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/jan/18/breaking-news-small-aircraft-en-route-new-providen/?news=
http://bahamaspress.com/2018/01/17/plane-crash-in-andros-all-passengers-found-dead/
https://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/191213/Breaking__Plane_crash_kills_six_people.html
https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/01/17/police-say-search-continues-for-missing-plane/
https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/02/26/wreckage-of-fatal-plane-crash-recovered/#
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/jul/27/initiatives-clamp-down-illegal-flight-operations/
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http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=62769
https://www.commonwealthaircraft.com/twin-engine/1977-piper-aztec.html

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AAID factual report: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/fbeb16_52a134db92b94180a380f701fb10c989.pdf

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AAID Final Report - 25 Pages (Published 31 July, 2018): https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/fbeb16_5d7d4685179c4ad586591adc5c79b3e6.pdf

The wreckage of a plane crash that claimed six lives off Andros, Bahamas, last month was salvaged yesterday.https://t.co/v5fCw2JTEx pic.twitter.com/HGzjZHhHpw

— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 26 février 2018

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Jan-2018 19:30	gerard57	Added
17-Jan-2018 19:31	harro	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
17-Jan-2018 22:26	Geno	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Jan-2018 10:25	Iceman 29	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative]
18-Jan-2018 10:43	gerard57	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-Jan-2018 11:41	Iceman 29	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo, ]
18-Jan-2018 18:27	Geno	Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source]
19-Jan-2018 05:48	Iceman 29	Updated [Source]
19-Jan-2018 17:44	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type]
24-Jan-2018 20:08	Iceman 29	Updated [Embed code]
09-Feb-2018 08:15	harro	Updated [Source, Narrative]
26-Feb-2018 19:49	Iceman 29	Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]
30-Jul-2018 14:13	Aerossurance	Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
07-Aug-2018 17:48	Kilocharley1	Updated [Source]
29-Nov-2020 10:04	harro	Updated [Destination airport, Accident report]