# Accident 20210416006439A: Piper PA-31-350, South Bimini, BH, April 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2021, 21:54 local time
- Place: South Bimini, BH
- Airport: South Bimini Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7000° N, 79.2651° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7000&lon=-79.2651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA21WA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210416006439A

## Narrative

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

MYNN APPROACH CALLED SECTOR R61 TO INFORM US THAT AN EYE WITNESS AT MYBS WATCHED N827RD CRASH INTO THE WATER SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING MYBS.

## 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 GAA21WA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA076), Apr 17, 2021: Piper PA-31-350 (N827RD), South Bimini, Bahamas, substantial damage, 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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