# Accident 19870603035089A: Cessna 401, Nassau, Bahamas, June 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1987
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7896F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7896F-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603035089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT IS MISSING. FLIGHT PLAN WAS FROM FREEPORT TO CROOKED ISLAND. PRESUMED DESTROYED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7896F (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850703048599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850703048599I), Jul 3, 1985: Cessna 401 (N7896F), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Heard loud noise with gear retraction after takeoff. Unable to extend nose gear. Gear link failed at attach point.
- [Incident 19780331012249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331012249I), Mar 31, 1978: Cessna 401 (N7896F), Lubbock, TX. Power loss on takeoff due to air flow block to the turbo charger. Seperation of flexible ducting.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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