Rockwell Aero Commander 500 crash, May 12, 1999 (1 killed)
Rockwell Aero Commander 500 accident on May 12, 1999 near Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas with 1 fatality. Cause: Collision with water for undetermined...
- Date: May 12, 1999
- Aircraft: Rockwell Aero Commander 500
- Location: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with water for undetermined reasons; the wreckage was not recovered, so the cause could not be confirmed.
A Rockwell Aero Commander 500 on approach to Nassau made an unauthorised 360 degree turn and was then vectored to another runway. Radio contact was lost, and a search found debris including life jackets and a life raft, but the pilot and main wreckage were never recovered. The pilot's FAA licence had been suspended at the time.