NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Four people were killed when their aircraft crashed in "low waters" while on a sightseeing tour on Sunday, the Civil Aviation Department's Flight Standard Inspectorate has announced.
It said that the nationalities of the four people — two men and two women — were not known. According to a brief statement issued by the Civil Aviation Department's Flight Standard Inspectorate, the United States registered single engine aircraft, a Cirrus SR22, was on a visual flight rule (VFR) "while conducting a local sightseeing flight in the area of Freeport, Grand Bahama. "The aircraft apparently ditched in low waters approximately seven miles north of the Freeport Control Tower," the statement said.
It said the unnamed pilot, who apparently survived the crash, held a valid private pilot licence for single engine aircraft and was also a valid third-class medical certificate. Read more:
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