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| Date: | Friday 10 January 1958 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman G-44A Widgeon |
| Owner/operator: | Island Airways |
| Registration: | N41986 |
| MSN: | 1417 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi S of Bimini -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bimini |
| unknown | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed into the sea. Pilot Bill Mason.
Aircraft remains recovered and sold to Gander Aircraft, Miami, FL. for parts.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 11 January 1958, p8A
FAA Aircraft records.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2022 16:48 | TB | Added |
| 25-Aug-2022 12:13 | Mr Widgeon | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2022 13:26 | Mr Widgeon | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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