# NTSB MIA03WA147: Piper PA-23-235, N4928P, Freeport, Bahamas, July 18, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 18, 2003, 09:47 local (13:47 UTC)
- Place: Freeport, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 26.549999, -78.699996
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5500&lon=-78.7000&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Miami Int'l Field Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 57539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03WA147
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57539/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03WA147

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4928P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4928P-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 27-521, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-23-235
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (registry code 7102306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Richard C. Rhinehart
- Departed: MYGF, Freeport
- Destination: KPBI, West Palm Beach, FL
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observed at: MYGF

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20030718037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030718037749A), Jul 18, 2003: Piper PA23235, Freeport, Bahamas, No damage, 1 fatal. (.4) On July 18, 2003, about 0947 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-23-235 , N4928P, registered to and operated by a private individual, crashed on airport…

## Other investigations on N4928P (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK66F0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0023), Jun 12, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N4928P), Eureka, CA, substantial damage

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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