Cessna 402 C6NLH

Summary

On 5 October 2010 at about 16:36 local time, a Cessna 402 registered C6NLH, operated by Lebocruise Air Limited, was involved in an accident near Nassau, Bahamas. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 October 2010 at 16:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Nassau, Bahamas

Nearest airport

Lynden Pindling International (MYNN)

Coordinates

25.0369, -77.4525

Aircraft

Cessna 402

Registration

C6NLH

Category

Airplane

Operator

Lebocruise Air Limited

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nassau → Cockburn Town

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11WA008

9 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 5, 2010, about 1236 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 402C, Bahamian registration C6-NLH, registered to and operated by Lebocruise Air Limited, crashed into Lake Killarney shortly after takeoff from the Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), Nassau, Bahamas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the non-U.S., non-commercial flight from MYNN to the San Salvador Airport (MYSM), Cockburn Town, Bahamas. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the certificated commercial pilot, co-pilot, and 7 passengers were killed. The flight originated about 1233, from MYNN. The pilot was cleared to takeoff from runway 14, and according to the pilot of an airplane who was behind the accident airplane waiting to takeoff, white colored smoke was observed trailing the left engine during takeoff. The tower controller reportedly informed the accident pilot of the smoke and the accident pilot stated to the controller he needed to return to the airport and requested runway 27. While returning to the airport, a pilot-rated witness reported seeing the airplane in a “hard over” bank to the left followed by the airplane pitching nose down. The airplane crashed into the lake approximately 1,000 feet abeam the approach threshold of runway 32. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Bahamas. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Manager of Flight Standards Inspectorate, Bahamas P.O. Box AP 59244 Nassau, N.P. Bahamas Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448 Facsimile: (242) 377-6060 This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.