# NTSB GAA26WA297: Piper PA-34-200T, N212ML, Andros, Bahamas, September 7, 2026

- Type: NTSB occurrence investigation
- Classification: Occurrence · Fatal · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: September 7, 2026
- Place: Andros, 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA26WA297
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203751/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA297

## 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: [Piper PA-34-200T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7103406), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N212ML](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212ML), registered now, S/N 34-7770205, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7770205
- Year built: 1977
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Seneca Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: Seneca Aviation Inc

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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