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Musicians Among 10 Dead in Bahamas Plane Crash
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- A small passenger plane, a Cessna 402 operated by Flamingo Air, crashed near San Andros Airport in the Bahamas, killing all 10 people on board, including a local band and the pilot.
- The plane took off from Nassau and encountered difficulties before crashing into bushes close to its destination; an initial survivor later died, raising the death toll to 10.
- Among the victims were five members of the Da Pond Band, who were scheduled to perform at an Independence Day event, as well as a DJ and two Andros natives.
- Earlier the same day, another Flamingo Air plane returned to Nassau due to a reported issue and caught fire after passengers disembarked; no injuries were reported.
- Following these incidents, Bahamian regulators have temporarily suspended Flamingo Air's operating certificate pending investigation.
