Piper PA-31-350 C6-REV

Summary

On 2 December 2014 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered C6-REV, operated by Ferg's Air LTD, was involved in an accident near Nassau, Bahamas. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 December 2014 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Nassau, Bahamas

Nearest airport

Lynden Pindling International (MYNN)

Coordinates

25.2844, -76.3314

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

C6-REV

Category

Airplane

Operator

Ferg's Air LTD

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Governour Hrbr → Nassau

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA15WA067

Injuries not recorded.

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 2, 2014, about 0845 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-31-350, Bahamian registration C6-REV, operated as Southern Air Flight 302, was destroyed after ditching and submerging in the ocean after a loss of engine power on its right engine while maneuvering for landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), Nassau, Bahamas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The passenger flight departed from Govenour's Harbour Eleuthera (MYEM), Governor's Harbour, Bahamas. The pilot and passengers successfully egressed the airplane and were rescued, but one passenger later died due to a medical emergency. According to the Air Accident Investigation & Prevention Unit (AAIPU) of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department, the airplane was on a visual approach to MYNN when it experienced "landing gear problems." The pilot conducted a fly-by of the air traffic control tower to gain visual confirmation of the status of the landing gear before he maneuvered for a second attempt to land. While maneuvering, the right engine stopped producing power. The pilot reported that it then became "difficult to maintain altitude" and that he was forced to perform an emergency landing to the water 6 miles from shore. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of Air Accident Investigation & Prevention Unit (AAIPU) of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Delvin R. Major Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) Tel: 242-376-1617, 242-377-3445/8 or email: [email protected] or website: www.aaipu-bcaa.com P. O. Box AP-59018 Upstairs old Airport Terminal, Lynden Pindling International Airport Nassau, N. P., Bahamas This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Bahamas.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.