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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
13AUG2005 at 1557LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
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Registration |
N318JL |
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Location |
Off Fort Lauderdale |
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Flight number |
TTL217 | ||
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Schedule |
North Eleuthera - Fort Lauderdale |
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Construction number |
31-8152033 |
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Year of manufacture |
1981 |
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Crew on board |
1 |
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Pax on board |
6 |
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Crew fatalities |
0 |
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Pax fatalities |
0 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
0 |
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Circumstances |
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While approaching Florida, the pilot sent a mayday message and the twin engine aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, 8 miles off shore. All 7 occupants were rescued by a boat but the aircraft sunk. The pilot ditched the aircraft after a technical problem on the left engine. |