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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Deadmans Cay, Bahamas · May 26, 1985

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Date: May 26, 1985 · 09:15 local
Place: Deadmans Cay, Bahamas
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N14352
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N14352Registration cancelled Jun 14, 2011 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7304936 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft and passengers are missing and presumed deceased on a proposed interisland flight. Marine weather warning.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT AND PASSENGERS ARE MISSING AND PRESUMED DECEASED ON A PROPOSED INTERISLAND FLIGHT. MARINE WEATHER WARNING.