# Accident 20030718037749A: Piper PA23235, Freeport, Bahamas, July 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2003, 09:47 local time
- Place: Freeport, Bahamas
- Airport: Freeport International Airport Grandbahama
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5500° N, 78.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5500&lon=-78.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4928P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4928P-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-235 (registry code 7102306, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03WA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03WA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718037749A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON JULY 18, 2003, ABOUT 0947 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-23-235 , N4928P, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE FREEPORT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FREEPORT, BAHAMAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE NON-U.S. OPERATED PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED ABOUT 2 MINUTES EARLIER. ACCORDING TO AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED AFTER TAKEOFF AT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, IN A LEFT TURN. THE PILOT BROADCAST ON THE FREQUENCY THAT HE HAD "LOST ONE ENGINE", AND WOULD BE RETURNING TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN OBSERVED IN A STEEP TURN FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHING DOWN. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 400 YARDS FROM THE NORTH AIRPORT FENCE; FIRE AND SMOKE WAS OBSERVED FOLLOWING THE IMPACT. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: MANAGER OF FLIGHT STANDARDS, BAHAMAS P.O. BOX AP 59244 NASSAU, N.P. BAHAMAS PHONE: (242) 377-3445-3448 FACSIMILE: (242) 377-6060 THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR OR RELEASED BY THE BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA03WA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03WA147), Jul 18, 2003: Piper PA-23-235 (N4928P), Freeport, Bahamas, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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