# NTSB ERA15WA067: Piper PA-31-350, Nassau, Bahamas, December 2, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 2, 2014, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.284444, -76.33139
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.2844&lon=-76.3314&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA067
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90445/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA067

## Factual narrative

On December 2, 2014, about 0845 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-31-350, Bahamian registration C6-REV, operated as Southern Air Flight 302, was destroyed after ditching and submerging in the ocean after a loss of engine power on its right engine while maneuvering for landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), Nassau, Bahamas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The passenger flight departed from Govenour's Harbour Eleuthera (MYEM), Governor's Harbour, Bahamas. The pilot and passengers successfully egressed the airplane and were rescued, but one passenger later died due to a medical emergency. According to the Air Accident Investigation & Prevention Unit (AAIPU) of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department, the airplane was on a visual approach to MYNN when it experienced "landing gear problems." The pilot conducted a fly-by of the air traffic control tower to gain visual confirmation of the status of the landing gear before he maneuvered for a second attempt to land. While maneuvering, the right engine stopped producing power. The pilot reported that it then became "difficult to maintain altitude" and that he was forced to perform an emergency landing to the water 6 miles from shore. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of Air Accident Investigation & Prevention Unit (AAIPU) of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Delvin R. Major Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) Tel: 242-376-1617, 242-377-3445/8 or email: aaipu.bcaa@gmail.com or website: www.aaipu-bcaa.com P. O. Box AP-59018 Upstairs old Airport Terminal, Lynden Pindling International Airport Nassau, N. P., Bahamas This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Bahamas.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C6-REV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-7652062
- Airframe hours: 11744
- Engines: Lycoming TIO 540-J2BD 350 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming TIO 540-J2BD 350 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Ferg's Air LTD
- Registered owner: Ferg's Air LTD
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 22, 2014
- Departed: MYEM, Governour Hrbr
- Destination: MYNN, Nassau
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: MYNN, Lynden Pindling International, runway 09

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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.

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