ERA18WA159

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 421B · Rock Sound, Bahamas · June 5, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
June 5, 2018, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
Place
Rock Sound, Bahamas
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N421MMCessna 421B
Defining event
Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
97408

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N421MM
Reported as
Cessna 421B (B)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
421B0804
Built
1974
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
In-Flight
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Hat Investments LLC
Registered owner
Hat Investments LLC
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
MYER · Rock Sound
Destination
KFRP · Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
MYER · Rock Sound

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Icing
Unknown
Turbulence
Unknown