# Incident 19870401039749I: Piper PA23250, Rock Sound, Bahamas, April 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1987, 11:50 local time
- Place: Rock Sound, Bahamas
- Airport: Rock Sound
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Aircraft: N105PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105PC-2014-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401039749I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FRONT BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN. A SUITCASE FLEW OUT AND BENT THE RIGHT PROPELLER.  PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN OCEAN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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