Overview
- A Flamingo Air Cessna 402 that left Lynden Pindling International Airport for San Andros crashed near North Andros on Friday, killing all 10 people who had been on board.
- Officials initially reported one survivor but later confirmed that the person died from injuries, bringing the confirmed death toll to 10.
- The Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Aviation and the Civil Aviation Authority temporarily suspended Flamingo Air’s air operator certificate as a precaution while investigators work at the scene.
- Investigators from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority and other inspectors are examining the wreckage to determine cause, and authorities have withheld passenger identities while families are notified.
- The crash followed an earlier same‑day Flamingo Air incident in which a flight returned to Nassau and the aircraft caught fire after passengers disembarked, renewing scrutiny of the small carrier’s safety record and prompting wider safety checks.