Beechcraft D18 crash, Feb 2, 2000, Bimini
Beechcraft D18 accident on February 2, 2000 near Bimini, Bimini, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of left engine power after fuel selector...
- Date: February 2, 2000
- Aircraft: Beechcraft D18
- Location: Bimini, Bimini, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of left engine power after fuel selector changes; the formal cause is not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
A Florida Air Cargo Beechcraft D18S on a Miami to Nassau cargo flight lost power in its left engine about 45 miles east of Bimini. The engine could not be restarted and the aircraft could not hold altitude on one engine, so the crew ditched in the Atlantic. Both occupants spent 47 minutes in the water before a boat picked them up.