Partenavia P.68 crash, Aug 19, 1988 (6 killed), Duncan Town
Partenavia P.68 accident on August 19, 1988 near Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas with 6 fatalities. Cause: Overstress failure of the left wing...
- Date: August 19, 1988
- Aircraft: Partenavia P.68
- Location: Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Overstress failure of the left wing spar, with design stress limits exceeded, attributed to the pilot in command.
A Partenavia P.68C on a charter flight from Nassau to Duncan Town on Ragged Island lost its left outboard wing in flight. It rolled left and crashed into the sea, and all six people on board were killed.