AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Bahamas plane crash kills 10, including beloved musicians, as Flamingo Air faces second safety crisis in one day
A Cessna 402 operated by Flamingo Air crashed into thick brush just short of its destination on Andros Island in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people aboard and wiping out members of a popular local band. Hours later, a second Flamingo Air aircraft caught fire on the ground in Nassau, a one-two sequence […] The post Bahamas plane crash kills 10, including beloved musicians, as Flamingo Air faces second safety crisis in one day appeared first on American Almanac .
A Cessna 402 operated by Flamingo Air crashed into thick brush just short of its destination on Andros Island in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people aboard and wiping out members of a popular local band. Hours later, a second Flamingo Air aircraft caught fire on the ground in Nassau, a one-two sequence that prompted Bahamian authorities to ground the carrier entirely. The twin incidents, both on the Bahamas' 53rd Independence Day, have thrown a harsh spotlight on the safety record of the small domestic airline. The Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas moved swiftly, temporarily suspending Flamingo Air's Air Operator Certificate while investigators work to determine what went wrong. The crash claimed the lives of members of The Pond…Open