Dassault/Sud FALCON 20 N28RK

Summary

On 18 December 2009 at about 00:22 local time, a Dassault/Sud FALCON 20 registered N28RK was involved in an accident near Matthew Town, Bahamas. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 December 2009 at 00:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Matthew Town, Bahamas

Coordinates

20.9850, -73.4569

Aircraft

Dassault/Sud FALCON 20

Registration

N28RK

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santo Domingo → Fort Lauderdale

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA10RA097

2 people died.

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

On December 17, 2009, about 1922 eastern standard time, a Dassault Falcon 20, N28RK, crashed in a remote area approximately 12 miles east of Matthew Town, Inagua, Bahamas. The 2 pilots were killed and the airplane was destroyed. Night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (MDJB) at an undetermined time and was destined for Fort Lauderdale, Florida (KFXE). The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bahamian Government. 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 released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.