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| Date: | Tuesday 25 May 2010 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1526T |
| MSN: | 27-4565 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 30 meters off the Alice Town shoreline -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South Bimini Airport - MYBS |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Piper Aztec took off from South Bimini Airport (MYBS), was doing low altitude fly by over marinas, clipped a powerline, lost more altitude, clipped a second set of powerlines, lost a wing and went down abou t30 meters off the Alice Town shoreline. Both people on the plane were killed.
The plane also spilled hot fuel onto the beach, severely burning two people.
Sources:
https://www.local10.com/news/23676427/detail.html
www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/02_1526T.txt
http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/national_local/14177360039337.php
http://thenassauguardian.com/national_local/14187046841517.php
http://www.tribune242.com/news/05272010_bimini-plane-crash_news_pg2/
http://www.jetharbor.com/listings/07090701/listinga-07090701.jpg (photo)
Images:
Swell and tidal conditions brought wreckage ashore May 27. At Bimini.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2010 23:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-May-2010 00:14 | harro | Updated [Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2010 00:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 26-May-2010 07:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2010 11:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2010 16:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Jun-2010 23:49 | Mirage | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2014 05:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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