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Weather halts Bahamas search for plane with four aboard
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Bad weather has forced the suspension of a search for four family members whose small plane disappeared off the Bahamas on Monday (September 7, 2026), Bahamian police said.
Key facts
- The aircraft, a five-seat Piper PA-34 with registration N212ML, was returning from Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands to Miami Executive Airport in Florida’s Miami-Dade County.
- Air traffic control lost contact with it about 13 miles west of Andros Island.
- The US Coast Guard said Bahamian authorities requested assistance at about 2pm local time, following a report of a downed aircraft carrying four people approximately 15 miles off Andros Island.
- The Coast Guard’s Southeast District command centre arranged for an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft to join the search.
Summary
The aircraft, a five-seat Piper PA-34 with registration N212ML, was returning from Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands to Miami Executive Airport in Florida’s Miami-Dade County.
Police said they believed the plane had crash-landed off Red Bays in North Andros. Air traffic control lost contact with it about 13 miles west of Andros Island.