Nassau – Governor’s Harbour

On April 20, 2007 at 05:08 PM, Nassau – Governor’s Harbour experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8), operated by Bahamasair, with the event recorded near Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera Island Central Eleuthera.

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

51 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 51 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 48, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight (service UP353) from Nassau, the crew started the descent to Governor’s Harbour. After landing on runway 15, the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft slid for few dozen metres then turn slightly to the left and came to rest on the main runway. All 51 occupants evacuated safely, nevertheless, few passengers suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration C6-BFN, MSN 159, year of manufacture 1989.