ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36130
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 October 1993 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N60LN |
| MSN: | 27-2593 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hog Cay, Little Exuma -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Deadman's Cay (MYLD) |
| Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft disappeared whilst en route from Deadman's Cay, Long Island, to Nassau International Airport (both in the Bahamas), and was later found to have crashed into the sea off Hog Key, Little Exuma. Last contact with the flight was at 08:00, about 40 minutes after departure when the pilot reported abeam Farmer's Cay on track for Nassau.
Weather at the time of the accident is believed to have been poor with a depression centred over the Exuma Cays giving strong winds low cloud and heavy rain. The airplane did not arrive at the destination airport. The airplane was found in 8 feet of water near Hog Cay, Bahamas at latitude 24'24.07" North and longitude 75'33.74" West on October 14, 1993, at 20:10. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured.
One of the aircraft (Cessna 402B N7093L) which had helped search for the Aztec was also destroyed when it crashed shortly after take-off from Congo Town, Andros killing the two people on board.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA94WA006 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001211X13622&ntsbno=MIA94WA006&akey=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=60LN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Mar-2016 23:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2016 19:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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