What happened
On the morning of June 20, 1990, a Piper PA-31, registration YV2200P, departed from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in Florida. The aircraft was being operated by Juan A. Zeley for a business mission traveling toward Caracas, Venezuela. The flight was conducted under instrument flight rules, though weather conditions at the time of the accident were characterized by visual meteorological conditions.
At approximately 04:51 Atlantic standard time, the aircraft went down in the vicinity of New Town on Andros Island in the Bahamas. The impact resulted in the total destruction of the airframe. The pilot, who was the only person on board the aircraft, sustained fatal injuries during the accident.
Findings
No specific contributing factors or official conclusions regarding the crash were provided in the available records.