# NTSB ERA19WA242: Piper PA34, N40702, Bimini, Bahamas, August 8, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 8, 2019, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.731388, -79.689445 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7314&lon=-79.6894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19WA242
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100029/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19WA242

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-34-200, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=7103405), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Bahamas has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA34 airplane that occurred on August 08, 2019. 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: [N40702](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40702-2022-05-09), registration cancelled 2022-05-09, S/N 34-7450071, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA34 (200)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7450071
- Engines: Lycoming LIO-360-C1E6 reciprocating; Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: 5 J Aviation Services Llc
- Registered owner: 5 J Aviation Services Llc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MYBG
- Destination: TMB
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot

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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