# NTSB ERA18WA063: Piper PA-23-250, N62769, Nicholls Town, Bahamas, January 17, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 17, 2018, 08:08 local (13:08 UTC)
- Place: Nicholls Town, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25, -77.933334 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0000&lon=-77.9333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96630/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA063

## 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) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Bahamas has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA 23-250 airplane that occurred on January 17, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Bahamas's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Bahamas.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62769](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62769-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 27-7754010, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (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: 27-7754010
- Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540 SER 310 horsepower reciprocating; LYCOMING TIO-540 SER 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operator: Kingdom Airways LLC
- Registered owner: Kingdom Airways LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MYAN, Nicholls Town
- Destination: MYNN, Nassau
- Airport: MYAN, San Andros Airport, runway 30, 5,002 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; injuries: fatal; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 310 total

## Weather



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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