Nassau - Nassau

On September 26, 1973 at 07:55 AM, Nassau - Nassau experienced a crash involving Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, operated by Bahamasair, with the event recorded near Andros Town North Andros.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot departed Nassau on a local test flight. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet, he simulated the failure of both engines with fuel boost on. He descended to 2,500 feet and as he was unable to restart both engines, he decided to ditch the aircraft into the sea. The pilot was rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration N69NP, MSN 500-3100, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 24.7279°, -77.7888°.