Cessna 402 crash, Feb 17, 2024, Nassau-Lynden Pindling
Cessna 402 accident on February 17, 2024 near Nassau-Lynden Pindling, New Providence, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with obstacles...
- Date: February 17, 2024
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Nassau-Lynden Pindling, New Providence, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Collision with obstacles during takeoff, cause undetermined. No engine malfunction was found. Contributing: the decision to depart runway 14 from the Lima intersection (AAIA).
A Blessings Aviation Cessna 402 bound for Andros departed Nassau runway 14 from an intersection, lost left engine manifold pressure, could not clear the perimeter fencing and crashed across Coral Harbour Road into a swamp, burning. The pilot, the only person aboard, escaped with facial burns. The AAIA could not determine why the aircraft hit the fence.