# NTSB GAA26WA272: Cessna 208B, N388TA, Bimini, Bahamas, August 1, 2026

- Type: NTSB occurrence investigation
- Classification: Occurrence · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: August 1, 2026
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA26WA272
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203513/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA272

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N388TA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N388TA), registered now, S/N 208B5127, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Registry model: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140) (registry code 51499, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 208B5127
- Year built: 2014
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Floatsix Leasing LLC
- Registered owner: Floatsix Leasing LLC

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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