Little White Cay - Nassau

On June 27, 2007 at 05:21 PM, Little White Cay - Nassau experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Golden Wings Charter, with the event recorded near Nassau New Providence.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. On June 27, 2007 about 1721 eastern daylight time (2121Z) a Pilatus Britten Norman Islander, N133RS registered to and owned by FYP LTP, and operated by Golden Wings Charter, Windsor Field, Nassau, Bahamas, had crashed short of runway 14. Just prior to crashing, approximately 1718 eastern daylight time (2118Z), the pilot of aircraft N133RS reported the left engine had failed. At approximately 1721 eastern daylight time (2121Z), the pilot reported he was unable to make runway 14 and crashed approximately ½ mile short of Runway 14. The State of Manufacture and State of Design along with the State of Registry were notified of the accident on June 28, 2007. They were invited to participate in the investigation in accordance with Annex 13 and CASR 2001 Schedule 18. Visual Meteorological Conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau [MYNN] to Little Whale Cay, Berry Island [MYBX] and returned to Nassau [MYNN], the incident leg. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The Pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft. The Pilot in Command holds a current United States Commercial Pilot Rating. No serious injuries or fatalities were reported.

Aircraft reference details include registration N133RS, MSN 606, year of manufacture 1970.

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