# NTSB ERA10WA116: Piper PA-32-300, N4219R, Bimini, Bahamas, Bahamas, January 17, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 17, 2010, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.76361, -79.264442 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7636&lon=-79.2644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA / IFO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10WA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75277/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA116

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 43 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On January 17, 2010, at approximately 1545 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N4219R, crashed approximately 500 yards northwest of the Bimini Bay Resort, North Bimini, Bahamas. The flight departed Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau, Bahamas at 1449, and was destined for Fort Lauderdale, Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The pilot and 2 passengers were killed. The personal flight was conducted in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The accident is under the investigation of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department, Air Accident Investigation and Prevention Unit. For further information contact the: 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 released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4219R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4219R-2017-05-22), registration cancelled 2017-05-22, S/N 32-40584, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-40584
- Engines: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MYNN, Lynden Pindling
- Destination: KFXE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; injuries: fatal; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 16 °F
- Observed at: MYNN, 124 nm away

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 1, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75277. 7 KB in all.

- Memorandum for Record. (item 1, .PDF, 7 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40324820&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record.-Master.PDF

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.

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