Accident
During a night cargo flight from Georgetown, Guyana, to Miami, Florida, operating on behalf of Guyana Airways, the crew detected a fuel leak on the number 3 main fuel system. Despite this, the crew decided to continue towards Miami. Minutes later, all four engines failed. Realizing that reaching Miami was no longer possible, the crew reduced altitude and ditched the aircraft into Biscayne Bay. All three crew members were rescued, while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause to be failure of all four engines due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors reported include: fuel leak, mismanagement of fuel, inattentiveness to fuel supply, improper in-flight planning, fuel exhaustion, failure of all four engines, forced landing off airport on water, leak on number 3 main fuel system, and overflight of Nassau and Bimini with low fuel.