Cessna 402 crash, Jul 10, 1997, Great Harbour Cay
Cessna 402 accident on July 10, 1997 near Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: Reported brake failure during the...
- Date: July 10, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Reported brake failure during the landing roll, followed by a runway excursion into a ditch and post-crash fire. The brake failure rests on the pilot's account.
A Cessna 402C on a foreign air taxi flight from Nassau landed at Great Harbour Cay under visual conditions without a filed flight plan. The pilot reported brake failure during the landing roll and steered off the left side of the runway to avoid a drop-off, and the aircraft hit a ditch. A post-crash fire destroyed it, and the pilot and seven passengers received minor injuries while one passenger was seriously hurt.