Investigators still gathering data on Bahamas plane crash that killed 10

The Bahamas' chief investigator, Kendall I Dorsett Jr., stated on Tuesday that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) is still collecting data four days after a fatal June 10 plane crash. The crash claimed the lives of all 10 individuals on board.

“

It is very, it is very, too much early in the investigation. You’re looking at just four days after the accident. So the only thing that we have done, we call this the on-scene gathering of information phase.

"It is very, very early in the investigation," Dorsett told reporters. "You're looking at just four days after the accident. So the only thing that we have done, we call this the on-scene gathering of information phase."

“

And so basically we are just gathering data at this time. Like I said in the beginning, at this time, we cannot provide any findings, conclusion, analysis of probable cause. That’s at the end of the process; we are able to present that within the 12 month-time.

Preliminary police reports indicated the Cessna Flamingo Air aircraft, registration C6-FLX, crashed in a pine yard near North Andros Airport. A 24-year-old survivor, found with severe burns, later died from injuries. Dorsett confirmed the aircraft was on a visual flight rules plan from Lynden Pindling International Airport to San Andres Airport when the incident occurred.

“

Preliminary flight tracking data indicates a descent of approximately 1,000 feet at approximately 12:46 pm (local time). And this was headed in a southerly direction. And this would have continued until contact was lost at 12:48 pm.

Flight tracking data showed a descent of approximately 1,000 feet around 12:46 p.m. local time, heading south until contact was lost at 12:48 p.m. The aircraft impacted trees and traveled a short distance before coming to rest in a wooded area about one nautical mile west of runway 12 at San Andros Airport. The aircraft was destroyed by fire, with nine individuals sustaining fatal injuries. Investigators observed the landing gear and flaps were extended, suggesting the aircraft was configured for landing.

“

There was impact with trees and the aircraft opted to travel a short distance before coming to rest in a heavily wooded area. And this area was to the west of runway 12 of the San Andros Airport at a distance of approximately one nautical mile.