10 killed after small plane crashes in the Bahamas
Authorities suspended Flamingo Air flights while investigators examine the cause of the crash that killed 10 people.
- On Friday, a Cessna 402 crashed in North Andros, Bahamas, killing 10 people. Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis confirmed all on board died, correcting earlier reports of a survivor.
- The Ministry suspended Flamingo Air's air operator certificate following two safety incidents on Friday, citing precautionary measures as officials investigate the crash.
- Aviation Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis reported the first incident involved a Flamingo Air plane catching fire after landing in Nassau, while the second was the fatal North Andros crash.
- Amid the Bahamas' 53rd independence anniversary, Davis expressed sorrow, stating, "We gather beneath a cloud of great sorrow," while offering condolences to bereaved families.
- The Bahamian Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority is probing the crash after the plane departed Lynden Pindling International Airport for San Andros; no further details are currently available.
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Bahamian authorities are investigating the circumstances of the fatal plane crash and have temporarily suspended the operations of the airline involved.
Ten people have died in a plane crash in the Bahamas. The small aircraft crashed in the north of the island of Andros. The plane had taken off from Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. The aircraft was en route to San Andros Airport and crashed around 1:00 PM local time. There were nine passengers and the pilot on board. According to a police spokesperson, one of the occupants initially survived the crash…
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