14 CFR Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Accident occurred Tuesday, October 05, 2010 in Nassau, Bahamas
Aircraft: CESSNA 402, registration: C6NLH
Injuries: 9 Fatal.
The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On October 5, 2010, about 1236 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 402C, Bahamian registration C6-NLH, registered to and operated by Lebocruise Air Limited, crashed into Lake Killarney shortly after takeoff from the Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), Nassau, Bahamas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the non-U.S., non-commercial flight from MYNN to the San Salvador Airport (MYSM), Cockburn Town, Bahamas. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the certificated commercial pilot, co-pilot, and 7 passengers were killed. The flight originated about 1233, from MYNN.
The pilot was cleared to takeoff from runway 14, and according to the pilot of an airplane who was behind the accident airplane waiting to takeoff, white colored smoke was observed trailing the left engine during takeoff. The tower controller reportedly informed the accident pilot of the smoke and the accident pilot stated to the controller he needed to return to the airport and requested runway 27. While returning to the airport, a pilot-rated witness reported seeing the airplane in a “hard over” bank to the left followed by the airplane pitching nose down. The airplane crashed into the lake approximately 1,000 feet abeam the approach threshold of runway 32.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Bahamas. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Manager of Flight Standards Inspectorate, Bahamas
P.O. Box AP 59244
Nassau, N.P. Bahamas
Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448
Facsimile: (242) 377-6060
This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.
The families of six victims of the 2010 Lake Killarney plane crash are engaged in settlement talks with several insurance companies, accident to the lawyer representing the group.
Devard Francis, an attorney at Laroda Francis & Co, expects the negotiations to conclude as early as April with a financial settlement forthcoming for the bereaved families.
Francis said he was approached by several insurance companies to begin settlement talks in early December 2011, not long after the official accident report was completed.
The report was leaked to the press last November.
"We are at the stage now where we are quantifying and assessing damages and trying to come to a reasonable figure (for) all those families that lost loved ones," the lawyer said.
Francis told The Nassau Guardian that he could not divulge the identifies of the parties who were offering settlement to the families for legal reasons.
Minister of Tourism and Aviation Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace yesterday said that as far as he knew, the government was not involved in the negotiations.
