Overview
- A Flamingo Air Cessna 402 (registration C6-FLX) crashed in North Andros about 18 minutes after leaving Nassau on Friday, July 10, killing all 10 people who had been aboard.
- Da Pond Band confirmed five members — Giovanni McKenzie, Mateo Winder, Rashad Storr, Tonique Gilot and Travis Johnson — and DJ Melvin Henfield were among the dead, while officials say three other passengers have not yet been publicly identified.
- Survivors and family members reported concerns about the aircraft’s age and say the pilot delayed departure to take on extra passengers even though the flight was described as a charter for performers.
- The Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority is leading a formal investigation with Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas inspectors on site, and the CAAB has temporarily suspended Flamingo Air’s Air Operator Certificate after this crash and a separate same-day Flamingo Air plane fire in Nassau.
- Flamingo Air is a small regional carrier that runs short inter-island hops using light aircraft such as the Cessna 402, and investigators’ findings on loading, charter practices and aircraft condition could prompt regulatory or operational changes for Bahamian short‑haul flights.