Grumman G-73-T incident near Bimini, Bf, August 14, 1987
On August 14, 1987 at about 6:35 pm local time, a Grumman G-73-T, registered N2969, was involved in an incident near Bimini. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 19 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 14, 1987 · about 6:35 pm local time
- Place
- Bimini, Burkina Faso
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 19 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-73-T · all G-73-Ts on the register
- Registration
- N2969 · registry record · serial J-27
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 14,865 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, August 8, 1987; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 14,000 lb
- Seats: 19
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: MYNN Nassau OF at 6:05 pm
- Destination: MYBS Bimini OF
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:46 pm from MYNN, 28 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 17 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2969 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.