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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
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09JUN2008 at 1401LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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Atlantic Jet Management Co.
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Registration
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N501AP
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Location
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Off Bimini Island
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Flight number
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Schedule
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Nassau - Fort Lauderdale
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Construction number
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Year of manufacture
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Crew on board
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1
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Pax on board
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0
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Crew fatalities
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0
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Pax fatalities
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0
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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0
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Circumstances
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After dropping 3 pax in Nassau, the pilot was returning to his base in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While cruising over Bimini Island, the right engine failed. The pilote decided to divert to Alice Town airport but the left engine also failed. The pilot eventually made an emergency landing in water, half a mile off Bimini. The pilot was rescued but the aircraft sunk by 40 feet of water. |
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