Ten Killed in Flamingo Air Crash Near San Andros Airport in the Bahamas

Bahamian authorities have investigators at the site of the July 10 crash, and the operator's certificate has been temporarily suspended; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Jul 11, 2026, 10:53 p.m. ETWritten Aug 12, 2026, 1:23 p.m. ET

people were killed when a aircraft crashed near in the on July , 2026, according to reporting by the New York Post and the news site Newser. Both outlets reported people on board and fatalities. The New York Post said the crash occurred ; Newser put it at . The investigation is open and developing. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority said the plane "encountered difficulties" and crashed into dense brush, according to the New York Post, which reported that AAIA investigators and inspectors from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAAB) are at the site to determine the cause. Newser reported that Both outlets reported that the CAAB temporarily suspended the airline's air operator certificate as a precautionary safety measure. The cause has not been determined. The aircraft was reported by both outlets as a . It had departed Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau for San Andros. Among those killed were five members of Da Pond Band, who were due to perform at an Independence Day celebration on Andros: Giovanni McKenzie, Mateo Winder, Rashad Storr, Tonique Gilot and Travis Johnson. Also killed were DJ Melvin Henfield, Andros natives Quintin Myers and Macaro Rolle, and pilot Franklyn Cambridge. Aviation sources told CBS News that the DJ killed was DJ Fresh, according to the two outlets' reporting. Initial reports put the death toll at seven; Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis initially said one person had survived, then later said that person had died of their injuries. Hours before the crash, a separate flight bound for Mayaguana returned to Nassau after the pilot raised a concern and caught fire on the runway after passengers had disembarked, both outlets reported. No one was hurt in that event.

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