Cessna 402C accident near Gt. Harbour Cay, Bf, July 10, 1997
On July 10, 1997 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Cessna 402C, registered N2717Y, was destroyed in an accident near Gt. Harbour Cay. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. commercial rules. 1 person was seriously injured and 7 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 10, 1997 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Gt. Harbour Cay, Bf
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 7 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C · all 402Cs on the register
- Registration
- N2717Y · registry record
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. commercial rules
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: Falcon Air Charters
The flight
- Departed from: MYNN Nassau OF
- Destination: MYBG
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 6 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA97WA214.