Piper PA-32R-301 N9253M accident, Stella Maris, Bahamas, Jun 9, 2023 · NTSB GAA23WA165

Date: June 9, 2023, 15:03 local (15:03 UTC)
Place: Stella Maris, Bahamas
Injuries: 1 fatal
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Enroute
Aircraft: N9253MPiper PA-32R-301
Defining event: Enroute: Windshear or thunderstorm
Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency: Other
Case key: 192365

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Windshear or thunderstormEnroutePiper PA-32R-301: 1 case All aircraft: 224 casesDefining event

Loss of control in flightEnroutePiper PA-32R-301: 6 cases All aircraft: 5,002 cases

Aircraft

Registration: N9253M
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 32R-8513010
Built: 1985
Damage: Destroyed
Fire: Unknown
Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

N9253MRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8513010 · Built 1985 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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