ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76478
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| Date: | 23-AUG-2010 |
| Time: | 13:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Cambridge Air |
| Registration: | N20373 |
| MSN: | 27-7305178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 5 km fro Grand Bahama, near Walker's Cray -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Walkers Cay International Airport, Walkers Cay Abaco, Bahamas |
| Freeport International Airport, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIPU |
Lost one engine and ditched on the sea. Passengers waited for emergency crewes on the plane, that stayed partially submerged
3.2 PROBABLE CAUSE
The investigation team has determined that the probable cause of this accident is loss of control of the airplane due to failure of the critical engine (left) from which the pilot was unable to effectively manage and subsequently crashed in the water.
The probable cause of the failure of the left (critical) engine is determined to be fuel exhaustion resulting in fuel starvation to the engine.
Sources:
http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2010/08/seis-pessoas-sobrevivem-em-acidente-com.html
https://6f0351cf-8d71-43fe-8c35-5f33d1ae82bf.filesusr.com/ugd/fbeb16_b6dff04d5eae4531b96152a996d14454.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2010 11:27 | Fusko | Added |
| 16-Mar-2020 10:12 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 08-May-2020 06:58 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2020 06:58 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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