Cessna 402B accident near Exuma Island, Bf, October 14, 1994
On October 14, 1994 at about 10:15 pm local time, a Cessna 402B, registered N87178, was substantially damaged in an accident near Exuma Island. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under foreign airline rules (Part 129). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 14, 1994 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Exuma Island, Burkina Faso
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402B · all 402Bs on the register
- Registration
- N87178 · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
- Operator: Major'S Air Services
The flight
- Departed from: MYGF Freeport OF
- Destination: MYEG George Town OF
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,800 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:00 pm from MYN
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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