Cessna 402 crash, Dec 8, 1998 (3 killed), Pahokee
Cessna 402 accident on December 8, 1998 near Pahokee, Florida, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate...
- Date: December 8, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Pahokee, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude during the approach, as found by the NTSB
A Cessna 402B of Bimini Island Air on a training check flight from Fort Lauderdale to Pahokee lost radar contact while on the VOR approach in visual conditions. The wreckage was found on the lake bottom eight days later, with all three occupants inside. Recovered parts showed no engine or airframe failure.