# Accident 19950913029589A: Cessna 402B, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, September 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1995
- Place: Marsh Harbour, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Aircraft: N69303, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69303-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95WA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950913029589A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1995, ABOUT 2030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME N69303, A CESSNA 402B, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY MIMINI AIR CHARTER INC. CRASHED NEAR MARSH HARBOUR, BAHAMAS WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 129 ON-DEMAND, INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FLIGHT. VUSUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BIMINI, BAHAMAS, ABOUT 1935 THE SAME DAY. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS MORES CAY, BUT ONE OF THE SURVIVORS STATED THE PILOT COULD NOT FIND THE ISLAND AND DIVERTED TO MARSH HARBOUR. CONTINENTAL MOTORS, AND CESSNA AIRCRAFT ARE ASSISTING THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CIVIL AVIATION, BAHAMAS IN THE INVESTAGATION. THIS REPORT IS FILED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM, OR REQUESTED BY THE BAHAMIAN AVIATION AUTHORITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: DIRECTOR GENERAL CIVIL AVIATION, P.O. BOX N-975, NASSAU, BAHAMAS, TELEPHONE 809-377-7117.

## 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 MIA95WA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA222), Sep 14, 1995: Cessna 402B (N69303), Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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