Flugunfall 06 JUL 2001 einer Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N812MA - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Freitag 6 Juli 2001
Zeit:19:00 EDT
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Fluggesellschaft:Maxfly Aviation
Kennzeichen: N812MA
Werknummer: 208B0553
Baujahr: 1996
Betriebsstunden:5936
Triebwerk: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:32 km (20 Meilen) E vom Land entfernt von Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (   Atlantischer Ozean)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Leerflug
Flug von:Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO/MYGF), Bahamas
Flug nach:Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL), USA
Unfallbericht:
While cruising at 6500 feet the engine lost power and came to a "screeching halt". The propeller stopped and feathered. All attempts by the pilot to restore the engine power failed. Approximately 13.5 minutes after the loss of engine power, procedures to ditch the airplane were followed and the airplane collided with the water 20 miles east off Ft. Lauderdale and sank in 3,000 feet (920 m) of water. No attempts to recover the airplane will be made.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The undetermined malfunction of the propeller system."

Informationsquelle:
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Distance from Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport to Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 154 km (96 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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