Barranquilla - Great Inagua - Fort Lauderdale

On September 12, 1978 at 10:30 PM, Barranquilla - Great Inagua - Fort Lauderdale experienced a crash involving Beechcraft G18S, operated by William Catalina, with the event recorded near Nassau New Providence.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane was completing a flight from Barranquilla to Fort Lauderdale with an intermediate stop on Great Inagua Island. While cruising off the Bahamas coast by night, the pilot declared an emergency after an engine failure and attempted to divert to the nearest airport. Eventually, he was forced to ditch the airplane few miles offshore. Both occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration N948Q, MSN BA-597, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.0764°, -77.3434°.