# NTSB GAA22WA108: Piper PA23, N62670, Treasure Cay, Bahamas, February 20, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: February 20, 2022, 19:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place: Treasure Cay, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 26.744593, -77.390354 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7446&lon=-77.3904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA22WA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104684/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA108

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)
- [Maneuvering: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)
- [Post-impact: Fire/smoke (post-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 354 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62670](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62670-2022-12-24), registration cancelled 2022-12-24, S/N 27-7654132, built 1976 (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
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airport: MYAT

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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