# Accident 19950820030499A: Gulstm 560A, Bimini, Bahamas, August 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1995
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2754B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754B-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-A (registry code 0141404, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 560A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95WA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820030499A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA95WA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA210), Aug 20, 1995: Aero Commander 560A (N2754B), Bimini, Bahamas, destroyed

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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