19791111042729A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rkwell 700 · Cape Aleuthera, Bahamas · November 11, 1979

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Date: November 11, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place: Cape Aleuthera, Bahamas
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7000F
Reported as: Rkwell 700
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,175 total26 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

N7000FRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Rockwell International 700S/N 70026 · Built 1979 Airframe modelRockwell International 700 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot reported engine fire in flight. Unable to extinguish. Ditched aircraft in ocean, aircraft sank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT. UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH. DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN OCEAN, AIRCRAFT SANK.