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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 2012 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Moonchaser LLC |
| Registration: | N8415C |
| MSN: | 32R-7680112 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Treasure Cay Airport - MYAT, Isla de Gran Abaco -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Treasure Cay Airport (TCB/MYAT) |
| Fort Pierce-Treasure Coast International Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIPU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-32R-300 Lance impacted trees and terrain just after a downwind take off from runway 32 at Treasure Cay Airport - MYAT, Isla de Gran Abaco. Recorded winds at the time of the accident were 220 at 15 knots.
The four occupants were killed.
Probable Cause
Loss of control and uncontrolled flight into terrain.
Contributing Factors
- Meteorological conditions including possible wind shear have been determined as a contributing factor.
- Pilot low flying time in weather conditions beyond the capability of a non instrument rated pilot has also been considered a contributing factor.
- Decision made to depart on a runway that was not favored for approaching and departing traffic has also been considered a contributing factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/25/cb-bahamas-small-plane-crash/
http://eleutheranews.com/national/2068.html/
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_8415C.txt
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120326X01729&key=1
https://6f0351cf-8d71-43fe-8c35-5f33d1ae82bf.filesusr.com/ugd/fbeb16_4d0634e631ff43eaaf8f7ab0a5b3bd84.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2012 01:18 | TB | Added |
| 26-Mar-2012 01:19 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 26-Mar-2012 02:47 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2012 02:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Mar-2012 02:51 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Mar-2012 03:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2012 11:46 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, ] |
| 26-Apr-2012 09:43 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 09-May-2020 07:37 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2020 07:38 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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