Cessna 402 crash, Oct 5, 2010 (9 killed), Nassau-Lynden P...
Cessna 402 accident on October 5, 2010 near Nassau-Lynden Pindling, New Providence, Bahamas with 9 fatalities. Cause: Mechanical failure of the left...
- Date: October 5, 2010
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Nassau-Lynden Pindling, New Providence, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Mechanical failure of the left engine's No. 2 cylinder, the aircraft being over maximum takeoff weight and outside its centre of gravity limits, and the right engine being shut down. The pilot then stalled during a steep turn back toward the airfield.
A Cessna 402C operated by an uncertified charter operator took off from Nassau overloaded, with its left engine unable to deliver rated power. After the right engine was shut down, the pilot turned back toward the airport and stalled, and the aircraft crashed into Lake Killarney. All nine occupants died.