NTSB Identification:MIA02WA083
Accident occurred Wednesday, April 03, 2002 at Nassau BF
Aircraft: Cessna 402B, registration: N768WC
Injuries: 2 Uninjured
On
April 3, 2002, about 1210 Eastern Standard Time, a Cessna 402B, N768WC,
registered to and operated by Southstream Aviation, Inc., was ditched
in Coral Harbor Lake, southwest of the Nassau International Airport,
Nassau, Bahamas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the
time and a VFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal
flight to Bimini, Bahamas. The airplane was substantially damaged
and the commercial-rated pilot and a passenger were not injured. The
flight originated about 6 minutes earlier from the Nassau International
Airport.
According
to the passenger who is an U.S. certified pilot, the airplane was
fueled before takeoff. He checked the fuel tanks for contaminants
after fueling; none were found. The flight departed from runway
14, then when turning on course to Bimini, the left engine sputtered.
The pilot reduced then increased power from the left engine which
then quit. He noted at that time the manifold and fuel pressure
indications were decreasing. The pilot then turned back towards
the Nassau airport to return when the right engine quit. Unable
to return to the airport, the pilot ditched the airplane in the
lake; the airplane remained upright in the approximately 1-4 feet
of deep water. Both occupants excited the airplane unaided. The
accident site was located approximately 2.6 nautical miles southwest
of the Nassau International Airport.
The
investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the
Bahamas. Any further information pertaining to this accident may
be obtained from:
Manager
of Flight Standards, Bahamas
P.O. Box AP 59244
Nassau, N.P. Bahamas
Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448
Facsimile: (242) 377-6060
This
report is for information purposes only and contains only information
obtained for or released by the Bahamian Government.
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