Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101
The aircraft plunging down after breaking up in-flight | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 19, 2005 |
| Summary | In-flight breakup due to metal fatigue cracking and poor maintenance |
| Site | Government Cut, Port of Miami, Florida, United States 25°45′38″N 80°07′26″W / 25.76056°N 80.12389°W |
| Aircraft | |
| N2969, the aircraft involved in the accident in April 2003 | |
| Aircraft type | Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard |
| Operator | Chalk's Ocean Airways |
| Registration | N2969 |
| Flight origin | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, United States |
| Stopover | Miami Seaplane Base, Florida, United States |
| Destination | North Bimini Airport, Bahamas |
| Occupants | 20 |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 20 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 was an aircraft that crashed off Miami Beach, Florida, in the United States on December 19, 2005. All 18 passengers and both of the crew members on board the 1947 Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard died in the crash, which was attributed to metal fatigue on the starboard wing resulting in separation of the wing from the fuselage.: vii
It was the only fatal passenger incident in Chalk's Ocean Airways history.