Narrative:
Departed Miami without a flight plan, without a co-pilot and with consent from the company. Crashed into the sea 4,5 miles offshore while on a straight-in approach to Freeport runway 06.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - misjudged altitude
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts, conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 22 November 1966 |
| Time: | 20:14 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-125-1A/522 |
| Operator: | Kellogg Co. |
| Registration: | N235KC |
| MSN: | 25096 |
| First flight: | 1966-06-16 (5 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 7,3 km (4.6 mls) W off Pinder Point ( Bahamas)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Miami (unknown airport), FL, United States of America |
| Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO/MYGF), Bahamas |
Departed Miami without a flight plan, without a co-pilot and with consent from the company. Crashed into the sea 4,5 miles offshore while on a straight-in approach to Freeport runway 06.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - misjudged altitude
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
miscellaneous acts,conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
FACTOR(S)
miscellaneous acts, conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Classification:
Non-adherence to proceduresControlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
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