ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211890
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 June 2018 |
| Time: | c. 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421B Golden Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Hat Investments LLC |
| Registration: | N421MM |
| MSN: | 421B0804 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rock Sound International Airport (MYER), South Eleuthera -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South Eleuthera Airport (RSD/MYER) |
| Fort Pierce-Treasure Coast International Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 421B aircraft crashed in dense bushes shortly after takeoff from Runway 27 at Rocksound Int’l Airport in Rocksound, Eleuthera, Bahamas. The crash site was located approximately 2,503 feet / .41 nautical mile (nm) north of the threshold of Runway 09 and 8,588 feet / 1.42 nm from threshold of runway 27. The pilot and 2 passengers were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. The ill-fated flight departed Rocksound Int’l Airport with intended destination of Ft. Pierce Int’l Airport, in Ft. Pierce, Florida, USA. At the time of the accident, visual meteorological conditions
prevailed.
The Air Accident Investigation Department has determined the probable cause of this accident to be the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft. Analysis conducted uncovered that the aircraft was not producing required takeoff power at the time of the crash. However, there were no pre-existing conditions that prevented the aircraft engines from operating normally at full power. Additional evidence or clues that may have led the investigation team to a better understanding of what may have aided or definitively resulted in the crash, were destroyed in the post-impact fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://eleutheranews.com/?p=16849
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/jun/05/three-dead-after-eleuthera-plane-crash/
https://znsbahamas.com/2018/06/05/eleuthera-plane-crash/
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http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/4/N421MM.shtm
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/N421MM
Location
Media:
Bahamas – Police on the island of Eleuthera are investigating circumstances surrounding the crash of a twin Cessna 421B Golden Eagle aircraft in bushes off Rock Sound international Airport. 3 fatalities.https://t.co/wIlYtM81OZ via @bahamaspress pic.twitter.com/cA2HWxLqcz
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 6 juin 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2018 23:35 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Jun-2018 23:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2018 23:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2018 06:01 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 06-Jun-2018 06:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 06-Jun-2018 12:35 | Captain Adam | Updated [Embed code, Damage] |
| 09-Jun-2018 05:41 | Wings34rj | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2019 19:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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