Narrative:
An engine failed after takeoff. The crew elected to divert to Matthewtown, but the Nomad descended fast and remaining engine ran rough. The aircraft crashed just offshore.
accident date: 01-06-1991
type: GAF Nomad N.24A
registration: N8071L
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1991 |
| Time: | 10:16 |
| Type: |  GAF Nomad N.24A |
| Operator: | Agape Flights |
| Registration: | N8071L |
| MSN: | 44 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Engines: | 2 Allison 250-B17C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) off Matthewtown ( Bahamas)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | George Town-Exuma International Airport (GGT/MYEG), Bahamas |
| Cap Haitien Airport (CAP/MTCH), Haiti |
An engine failed after takeoff. The crew elected to divert to Matthewtown, but the Nomad descended fast and remaining engine ran rough. The aircraft crashed just offshore.
Sources:
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.04Photos
accident date: 01-06-1991
type: GAF Nomad N.24A
registration: N8071L
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from George Town-Exuma International Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 553 km (346 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from George Town-Exuma International Airport to Cap Haitien Airport as the crow flies is 553 km (346 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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