Sunday, January 11, 2015

Piper PA-60 Aerostar, N60PA: Incident occurred January 10, 2015 at North Eleuthera Airport (MYEH), Bahamas

Bahamas Dept. of Civil Aviation report 'Gear up' incident at North Eleuthera Airport 

The Department of Civil Aviation confirmed a gear up incident at or around 10:50 am on Saturday, 10th January 2014 resulting in the crash landing of a Piper Aerostar N60PA at the North Eleuthera airport this morning.

The aircraft was en-route from the Bight Cat Island with two persons on board. There were no reported injuries, however the airport is closed until the aircraft was removed from the runway.

The runway was subsequently reopened at around 2:40pm on Saturday. The Department of Civil Aviation is actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this aviation incident.

Source:  http://www.thebahamasweekly.com

A plane crashed at North Eleuthera airport on Saturday morning after problems with its landing gear, forcing the airport to close for three hours. There were no reported injuries.

The Department of Civil Aviation confirmed a Piper Aerostar N60PA was involved in a "gear up" incident around 10.50am which resulting in it crash landing. The aircraft was en route from the Bight, Cat Island, with two people on board. The airport was closed until the aircraft was removed from the runway, which was reopened around 2.40pm.

The Department of Civil Aviation is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Source:   http://www.tribune242.com

http://registry.faa.gov/N60PA



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