Cessna 402 crash, Apr 3, 2002, Nassau-Lynden Pindling
Cessna 402 accident on April 3, 2002 near Nassau-Lynden Pindling, New Providence, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Both engines lost...
- Date: April 3, 2002
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Nassau-Lynden Pindling, New Providence, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Both engines lost power in flight, and the fuel tanks were checked after fueling and found clean. No official cause was found in the sources checked.
A Southstream Aviation Cessna 402B was on a VFR flight from Nassau to Bimini when the left engine lost power shortly after takeoff. The pilot turned back toward Nassau, the right engine also quit, and the aircraft was ditched in Coral Harbor Lake, where it stayed upright in shallow water. Both occupants got out unaided.