# NTSB GAA23WA252: Piper PA-32-301, N106MR, Marsh Harbor, Bahamas, September 10, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: September 10, 2023, 16:28 local (20:28 UTC)
- Place: Marsh Harbor, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 26.44611, -77.13056 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4461&lon=-77.1306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192)
- 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): 193035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA23WA252
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193035/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA252

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Fuel exhaustion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-301, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md?model=7103207), [All aircraft, 804 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/192/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N106MR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106MR), registered now, S/N 32-8206009, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (registry code 7103207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-8206009
- Year built: 1981
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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