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| Date: | Monday 12 May 2025 |
| Time: | c. 10:40 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-145LR |
| Owner/operator: | Western Air |
| Registration: | C6-VIP |
| MSN: | 145594 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Bimini International Airport (BIM/MYBS) -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS/MYNN) |
| Bimini International Airport (BIM/MYBS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIA Bahamas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 12th May, 2025 at approximately 10:40 am local (1440 UTC), an Embraer 145-LR aircraft with Bahamas registration C6-VIP, operated by Western Air, was involved in an occurrence while taxing to the ramp area at the South Bimini Int’l Airport (MYBS), Bimini Bahamas.
The commercial scheduled flight, operating as flight WST900, departed Lynden Pindling Int’l Airport (MYNN) with South Bimini Int’l Airport (MYBS) as its final destination. There were a total of twenty five (25) passengers and three (3) crewmembers on board.
CCTV footage shows that upon landing at MYBS, WST900 exited Runway 10/28 via Taxiway Alpha. The
aircraft was marshaled from the taxiway onto the apron and directed into close proximity of the Airport Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) garage shelter near the terminal building. While being guided into a right-hand turn, the aircraft came to a stop due to the presence of ground handling equipment obstructing its path. The equipment was subsequently repositioned by ground staff, and the aircraft resumed its right-hand turn.
Responsibility for marshaling was then transferred to another ground handler, who directed the aircraft toward its final parking position adjacent to the terminal building. During this maneuver, the aircrafts’ left wingtip came into contact with the ARFF shelter. A Western Air ground employee is seen attempting to alert the original ground handler by pointing toward the wing tip and the nearby ARFF structure.
Once the aircraft was in position, the ground handler alerted the flight crew that the aircraft came into contact with the ARFF shelter. The flight crew upon exiting the aircraft, observed some damages to the left wingtip. There were no injuries reported in relation to this occurrence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.baaid.org/_files/ugd/320f20_4859506755c74c7e81c278e154e3fd3e.pdf
NTSB DCA25WA204
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c6-vip
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2025 21:44 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 15-May-2025 05:16 | ASN | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Category, ] |
| 09-Jul-2025 23:08 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2025 23:08 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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