# NTSB GAA27WA017: Tecnam P-Mentor, N102US, North Cat Cay, Bahamas, October 26, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: October 25, 2026, 21:00 local (Oct 26, 2026, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: North Cat Cay, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 25.550833, -79.272222
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5508&lon=-79.2722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 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): 204070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA27WA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204070/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA27WA017

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=0330565), [All aircraft, 1,706 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Ditching](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441); cases with it: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md?model=0330565), [All aircraft, 187 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/441/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N102US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102US), registered now, S/N 1120/US, built 2024 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TECNAM P-Mentor
- Registry model: [Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/costruzioni-aeronautiche-tecna-p-mentor) (registry code 05641YQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912ISC series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912isc-series) (registry code 55591, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Year built: 2024
- Engines: Rotax 912iSc 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Buiqui Aerospace
- Registered owner: Ab Prop Plane I LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MYER, Exuma, OF
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: MYCC, Cat Cay Airprot, runway 31, 2,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Unknown

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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