# NTSB ERA20WA133: Piper PA23, N14178, Eleuthera, Bahamas, March 21, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 21, 2020, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Eleuthera, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- 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): 101101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20WA133
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101101/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20WA133

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Bahamas has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA23 airplane that occurred on March 21, 2020. 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: [N14178](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14178-2021-09-04), registration cancelled 2021-09-04, S/N 27-4743, built 1971 (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: 27-4743
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Registered owner: Strong Tower Services Llc Trustee
- Airport: MYEH

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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