Andros Town – West Palm Beach

While in cruising flight between Andros Town and West Palm Beach, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Florida Strait. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found. The wreckage was not recovered.

Flight / Schedule

Andros Town – West Palm Beach

Registration

N3815C

MSN

500-771

Year of Manufacture

1959

Operator

Iron Bird

Date

October 4, 1979 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Ferry

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Atlantic Ocean All World

Region

World • World

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On October 4, 1979 at 12:00 AM, Andros Town – West Palm Beach experienced a crash involving Rockwell Aero Commander 500, operated by Iron Bird, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as ferry 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.

The listed crash cause is weather. While in cruising flight between Andros Town and West Palm Beach, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Florida Strait. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found. The wreckage was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3815C, MSN 500-771, year of manufacture 1959.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While in cruising flight between Andros Town and West Palm Beach, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Florida Strait. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found. The wreckage was not recovered.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Andros Town – West Palm Beach

Operator

Iron Bird

Flight Type

Ferry

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

World • World

Aircraft Details

Registration

N3815C

MSN

500-771

Year of Manufacture

1959