Air disaster

Florida Commuter Airlines crash

12 Sep 1980 · 26.30° N, 79.46° W

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When
12 Sep 1980
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
26.30° N, 79.46° W
Description
1980 plane crash near West End Settlement, The Bahamas
Deaths
34

Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65

1980 aviation accident near The Bahamas

On September 12, 1980, Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65, operating from West Palm Beach, Florida to Freeport, Bahamas, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near West End Settlement on Grand Bahama Island. The Douglas DC-3A used on the flight was not recovered and all 34 persons on board were killed.

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