Four dead in Bahamas plane crash near Andros Island, family says
A Piper PA-34 crashed near Andros Island in the Bahamas on September 7, killing all four people aboard, according to Hindustan Times.
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Earlier reports
Sep 8, 2026, 1:53 p.m. ETFirst report
Four dead in Bahamas plane crash, police and Coast Guard say
A Piper PA-34 aircraft crashed near Andros Island in the Bahamas, killing all four people on board, according to the Bahamas police and the U.S. Coast Guard, as reported by The Independent. The crash is still under investigation, and the cause has not been determined.
The aircraft, registered as N212ML, is a Piper PA-34-200T, according to aircraft registry records. The registered owner of record is Seneca Aviation Inc; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight. Registry records list the aircraft as a twin-engine piston landplane with a serial number of 34-7770205.
According to the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, there have been 36 other cases involving the Piper PA-34-200T, of which 7 involved a fatality. This record does not indicate the cause of this accident.
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From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.
- Registration
- N212ML
- Type
- Piper PA-34-200T — twin-engine piston landplane
- Engines
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- Registered owner
- Seneca Aviation IncThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
- Terrain elevation
- 3 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 15 miles W of Andros Town Airport (MYAF/ASD)
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Revision history
- Version 28 Sept 2026, 18:26current
Removed the Independent citation and any claims attributed to it. Adjusted the final sentence to attribute the investigation to Hindustan Times instead of The Independent. All facts now rely solely on the Hindustan Times source.
- Version 18 Sept 2026, 18:23
First published.
- Version 18 Sept 2026, 17:53current
First published.
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