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| Date: | Thursday 12 September 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N555MH |
| MSN: | 27-7304938 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 mls W off Nassau -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN) |
| San Andros Airport (SAQ/MYAN) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIA Bahamas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E aircraft ditched in the water off Nassau, Bahamas. Two were killed.
The pilot had attempted three approaches into the destination, MYAN, but was unable to land due to poor visibility.
He elected to return to Nassau. A loss of engine power forced the pilot to ditch the plane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://x.com/ewnewsbahamas/status/1834306498802938145
https://www.facebook.com/eyewitnessnewsbah/posts/pfbid0qym82uZcBNWanCCT71p3jS9doNRiDNkSScxeAUBDSHaQCT7cw8FmgCqJEGqdD1x5l
https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/bahamas-two-dead-following-water-landing-near-new-providence
https://www.bahamaspress.com/two-died-with-fatal-injuries-after-a-plane-ditched-in-waters-eight-miles-off-new-providence-thursday-afternoon/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2024 20:08 | ASN | Added |
| 12-Sep-2024 20:10 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 13-Sep-2024 05:30 | aus | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Sep-2024 06:41 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 10:12 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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