South Bimini – Tampico

On March 4, 1979 at 04:30 PM, South Bimini – Tampico experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 520, operated by Oklahoma Aircraft, with the event recorded near New Orleans Louisiana.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

En route from South Bimini to Tampico, Mexico, the airplane suffered a double engine failure. The pilot ditched the aircraft off New Orleans. Seriously injured, he was rescued but apparently died a week later.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4178B, MSN 520-85, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.9561°, -90.0734°.