# NTSB ERA19WA040: Piper PA23, N8383C, Nassau, Bahamas, November 8, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 8, 2018
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.067222, -77.492225 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0672&lon=-77.4922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98625/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA040

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: 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 PA23 airplane that occurred on November 08, 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: [N8383C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8383C-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 27-4412, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA23 (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: 27-4412
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 310 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming TIO-540 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Global Aero Aircraft LLC
- Registered owner: Global Aero Aircraft LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LNA, West Palm Beach, FL
- Destination: MYNN, Nassau
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: MYNN, Nassau

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; injuries: fatal; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: MYNN, 2 nm away

## Other investigations on N8383C (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 CHI77DEP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP36), Jun 2, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N8383C), Clam Lake, WI, substantial damage

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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