Miami - Great Inagua

On August 6, 1982 at 12:00 AM, Miami - Great Inagua experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, operated by Desarollo New York Panamanian Corporation, 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.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While en route at 9,000 feet msl at night, the right engine reportedly lost power and was feathered. The pilot reported that the left engine had a partial loss of power and the aircraft would not maintain altitude. Communication was maintained with Miami Center until the pilot reported ditching about 40 miles south of Nassau, Bahamas. At 0600, a US Navy vessel rescued the pilot and two passengers. The aircraft was not recovered from the ocean.

Aircraft reference details include registration N35PK, MSN LC-123, year of manufacture 1962.

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