# NTSB ERA16WA219: Piper PA 23-250, N63ZZ, South Bimini, Bahamas, June 19, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 19, 2016, 21:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place: South Bimini, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.7, -79.257225 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7000&lon=-79.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA16WA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93409/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA219

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 19, 2016, about 2120 UTC, a Piper PA-23, N63ZZ was destroyed when it impacted terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near South Bimini International Airport, South Bimini, Bahamas. Two occupants were fatally injured during the local test flight. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bahamas Air Accident Investigation Department. Any further information pertaining to this may obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Dept. Bahamas Civil Aviation Department P.O. Box AP-59244 Nassau N.P., Bahamas 242-397-4700 ext. 4767 Fax: 242-356-3203 Website: http://www.aaipu-bcaa.com/ This report is for information purposes and contains only information released by the government of the Bahamas.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63ZZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63ZZ-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 27-2421, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 23-250 (250)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27-2421
- Engines: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES 250 horsepower reciprocating; LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Flight test, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Griffin William Nathaniel Jr
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: South Bimini
- Destination: South Bimini
- Equipment: Unknown

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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