What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 20, 1995, about 1200 eastern daylight time, an aero commander 560A, N2754B, registered to international vectors, was destroyed by fire after landing at the Bimini airport, Bimini, Bahamas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The privat-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated about 1130 from the fort lauderdale executive airport, fort lauderdale, Florida. The pilot stated that after an uneventful landing he taxied off the runway to allow another airplane to land. While stopped with the engines running, he smelled smoke coming from from the baggage compartment area then evacuated the airplane. The airplane was destroyed by fire. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the Bahamas. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: director of civil aviation, Bahamas, p.o. box N-975, nassau, n.p. Bahamas, phone: (809) 377-7117. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the bahamian government.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 20, 1995, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERO COMMANDER 560A, N2754B, REGISTERED TO INTERNATIONAL VECTORS, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER LANDING AT THE BIMINI AIRPORT, BIMINI, BAHAMAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVAT-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1130 FROM THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING HE TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY TO ALLOW ANOTHER AIRPLANE TO LAND. WHILE STOPPED WITH THE ENGINES RUNNING, HE SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM FROM THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AREA THEN EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, BAHAMAS, P.O. BOX N-975, NASSAU, N.P. BAHAMAS, PHONE: (809) 377-7117. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.