Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65
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.
A Douglas DC-3 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 12, 1980 |
| Summary | Cause undetermined |
| Site | Atlantic Ocean near West End Settlement, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas 26°17′45″N 79°27′26″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3A |
| Operator | Florida Commuter Airlines |
| Registration | N75KW |
| Flight origin | Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Destination | Grand Bahama International Airport, Freeport, Bahamas |
| Occupants | 34 |
| Passengers | 30 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 34 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the crash, but determined that factors likely contributing to the crash included flight into a thunderstorm, unreliable instruments due to discrepancies in the pitot-static system, and lack of proper operational oversight by airline management.
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