ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70686
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| Date: | Thursday 24 December 2009 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N2484R |
| MSN: | 27-8154027 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 mi NE of Acklin Island -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE) |
| Providenciales International Airport (PLS/MBPV) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIPU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Falcon 10 picked up emergency transmissions as a Piper Aztec with two persons on board lost both engines, last report was descending at 1200 fpm, passing thru 2000 feet 10 miles from land. Falcon pilot was relaying messages to FAA , currently US Coast Guard have HC-130 Hercules, HU-25 Falcon, and HH-60 Jayhawk actively searching for N2484R.
PROBABLE CAUSE
A probable cause has been determined as ditching due to dual engine failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2484R/history/20091224/1140Z/KFXE/MBPV
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-responding-to-a-downed-aircraft-in-the-bahamas/2009/12/25/
http://aaipu-cad-bahamas.com/
https://6f0351cf-8d71-43fe-8c35-5f33d1ae82bf.filesusr.com/ugd/fbeb16_a72b79b405104c9a99ae2038960b6878.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2009 08:13 | robbreid | Added |
| 25-Dec-2009 08:34 | robbreid | Updated [Time] |
| 25-Dec-2009 23:08 | robbreid | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2010 11:39 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2020 07:44 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2020 07:45 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 26-Apr-2022 07:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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