Miami - Puerto Plata

En route from Miami to Puerto Plata, while cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet, the pilot informed ATC about the failure of the left engine and was cleared to divert to Nassau. On final approach to Nassau Airport, the aircraft struck a fence and crashed about 300 metres short of runway threshold. All four occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Miami - Puerto Plata

Registration

N70RF

MSN

681-6013

Year of Manufacture

1970

Date

June 30, 1995 at 02:00 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Nassau New Providence

Region

Central America • Bahamas

Coordinates

25.0764°, -77.3434°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On June 30, 1995 at 02:00 PM, Miami - Puerto Plata experienced a crash involving Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, operated by EM Travel %26 Sales, with the event recorded near Nassau New Providence.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Miami to Puerto Plata, while cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet, the pilot informed ATC about the failure of the left engine and was cleared to divert to Nassau. On final approach to Nassau Airport, the aircraft struck a fence and crashed about 300 metres short of runway threshold. All four occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N70RF, MSN 681-6013, year of manufacture 1970.

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

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route from Miami to Puerto Plata, while cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet, the pilot informed ATC about the failure of the left engine and was cleared to divert to Nassau. On final approach to Nassau Airport, the aircraft struck a fence and crashed about 300 metres short of runway threshold. All four occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Miami - Puerto Plata

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Central America • Bahamas

Aircraft Details

Registration

N70RF

MSN

681-6013

Year of Manufacture

1970