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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 404CESSNA · Bimini, Bahamas · March 7, 1981

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Date: March 7, 1981 · 22:30 local
Place: Bimini, Bahamas
Airport: Bimini
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5272J
Reported as: Cessna 404CESSNA
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5272JRegistration cancelled Apr 8, 2013 · Cessna 404S/N 404-0024 Airframe modelCessna 404

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What happened

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Stolen airplane crashed in ocean. Illegal drugs on board. Pilot not rated in type. Expired medical.

As the FAA filed it

STOLEN AIRPLANE CRASHED IN OCEAN. ILLEGAL DRUGS ON BOARD. PILOT NOT RATED IN TYPE. EXPIRED MEDICAL.