N4926T

En route from Palm Beach to the Turks & Caicos Islands, the pilot encountered technical problems and was forced to ditch the aircraft off The Bahamas. The pilot, sole on board, was rescued while the aircraft sank and was not recovered.

Flight / Schedule

N4926T

Aircraft

Cessna 411

Registration

N4926T

MSN

411-0126

Year of Manufacture

1965

Date

October 25, 1979 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Bahamas All Bahamas

Region

Central America • Bahamas

Coordinates

26.5418°, -78.6966°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On October 25, 1979 at 12:00 AM, N4926T experienced a crash involving Cessna 411, operated by Interair Services, with the event recorded near Bahamas All Bahamas.

The flight was categorized as private 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 technical failure. En route from Palm Beach to the Turks & Caicos Islands, the pilot encountered technical problems and was forced to ditch the aircraft off The Bahamas. The pilot, sole on board, was rescued while the aircraft sank and was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4926T, MSN 411-0126, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.5418°, -78.6966°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Palm Beach to the Turks & Caicos Islands, the pilot encountered technical problems and was forced to ditch the aircraft off The Bahamas. The pilot, sole on board, was rescued while the aircraft sank and was not recovered.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Central America • Bahamas

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Cessna 411

Registration

N4926T

MSN

411-0126

Year of Manufacture

1965