# NTSB GAA23WA159: Piper PA-32-260, N3790W, Nicholls Town, Bahamas, June 1, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: June 1, 2023, 14:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place: Nicholls Town, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.354167, -78.197389
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.3542&lon=-78.1974&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- 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): 192288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA23WA159
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192288/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA159

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-260, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=7103206), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3790W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3790W), registered now, S/N 32-715 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-715
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: MYAN, Nicholls Town, OF
- Destination: PBI, West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: MYAN

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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