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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm 500-B · Dominica, DO · June 3, 2002

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Date: June 3, 2002 · 12:30 local
Place: Dominica, DO
Airport: Dominica/Melville Hall
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: B5VA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N78336
Reported as: Gulstm 500B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N78336Registration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Aero Commander 500-BS/N 500B-1187-94 · Built 1962 Airframe modelAero Commander 500-B Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On may 31, 2002, at 1315 local time an accident was reported near the vicinity of Dominica island (tdpd). The company involved in this accident was bevins air service inc., operating as a part 135 air taxi operation. The preliminary accident report indicates that the aircraft "AC500B" ditched into the ocean in the vicinity of Dominica. According to the weather report, demonstrated that visual meteorological conditions dominated the area, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot in command franklin davis lloyd, has not been located, supposed to be dead. The deceased passenger was recovered near the crash scene, on June 4, 2002.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2002, AT 1315 LOCAL TIME AN ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED NEAR THE VICINITY OF DOMINICA ISLAND (TDPD). THE COMPANY INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS BEVINS AIR SERVICE INC., OPERATING AS A PART 135 AIR TAXI OPERATION. THE PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT REPORT INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT "AC500B" DITCHED INTO THE OCEAN IN THE VICINITY OF DOMINICA. ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER REPORT, DEMONSTRATED THAT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DOMINATED THE AREA, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND FRANKLIN DAVIS LLOYD, HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED, SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. THE DECEASED PASSENGER WAS RECOVERED NEAR THE CRASH SCENE, ON JUNE 4, 2002.