| Date: | Monday 27 December 1971 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Beechcraft B90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Aviation Co Inc |
| Registration: | N480K |
| MSN: | LJ-439 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 18nm S of Freeport -
Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Little Whale Cay, Bahamas |
| Destination airport: | Freeport, Bahamas |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:PILOT STATED FUEL TOTALIZER SHOWED 387 LBS,FUEL GAUGES SHOWED ZERO.DITCHED 18 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF FREEPORT, BAHAMAS; AIRCRAFT SANK AND WAS NOT RECVOERED
Accident investigation:
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| Report number: | MIA72OKT38 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA72OKT38 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=62751&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=480K Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 02-Mar-2013 09:34 |
wf |
Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 30-Nov-2016 16:23 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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