Accident Beechcraft B90 King Air N480K,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 124659
 
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Date:Monday 27 December 1971
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE9L model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B90 King Air
Owner/operator:Universal Aviation Co Inc
Registration: N480K
MSN: LJ-439
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Atlantic Ocean, 18nm S of Freeport -   Bahamas
Phase: En route
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Little Whale Cay, Bahamas
Destination airport:Freeport, Bahamas
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
PILOT STATED FUEL TOTALIZER SHOWED 387 LBS,FUEL GAUGES SHOWED ZERO.DITCHED 18 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF FREEPORT, BAHAMAS; AIRCRAFT SANK AND WAS NOT RECVOERED

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: MIA72OKT38
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: MIA72OKT38 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=62751&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=480K

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Mar-2013 09:34 wf Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport]
30-Nov-2016 16:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative]

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