Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 2 June 1981
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander
Owner/operator: Pinders Charter Service
Registration Number: N28377
Location: off Nassau, Bahamas –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: powerplantpowerplant
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Islander aircraft experienced engine failure, leading to a ditching in international waters off Nassau. The incident was attributed to inadequate preflight preparation and mismanagement of fuel, resulting in erratic miscellaneous acts.A Islander aircraft experienced engine failure, leading to a ditching in international waters off Nassau. The incident was attributed to inadequate preflight preparation and mismanagement of fuel, resulting in erratic miscellaneous acts.
Description
Both engines failed, so the pilot ditched the Islander in international waters off Nassau. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning pilot in command – mismanagement of fuel miscellaneous acts,conditions – fuel exhaustion FACTORs: powerplant – powerplant-instruments: fuel quantity gauge miscellaneous acts,conditions – erratic miscellaneous acts,conditions – failure of two or more engines miscellaneous acts,conditions – aircraft came to rest in water
Primary Cause
Inadequate preflight preparation and/or mismanagement of fuelInadequate preflight preparation and/or mismanagement of fuelShare on:
