Lake L4-200 N39385
20 December 1973 · Bimini, Other-Foreign Countries · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1973 at about 14:10 local time, a Lake L4-200 registered N39385 was involved in an accident during in flight near Bimini, Other-Foreign Countries. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bimini, Other-Foreign Countries
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake L4-200
- Registration
- N39385
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Nassau, Bahamas → Bimini, Bahamas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 6-0066
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMAS.DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED-NOT FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake L4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 1977 | Lake L4-200 | Croydon, Pennsylvania, United States | Hortman Aviati | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Grn Trtl C, Other-Foreign Countries | Goldways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1973 | Douglas DC-3C | San Salvador, Other-Foreign Countries | Abute Internat | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft 65 | West End, Other-Foreign Countries | Raffa Industri | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-32 | G.harbor C, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries | Trans Island A | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Sep 1973 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Santo Domingo, Other-Foreign Countries | Alas del Carib | No injuries | - |