# NTSB MIA07WA001: Piper PA-23-250, N5304Y, Arklins Island, Bahamas, October 7, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 7, 2006, 10:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place: Arklins Island, Bahamas
- Coordinates: 22.316667, -74.033332
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.3167&lon=-74.0333&mi=10
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA Miami International
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA07WA001
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64684/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07WA001

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5304Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304Y-2013-11-04), registration cancelled 2013-11-04, S/N 27-2377, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-23-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (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, Part 91
- Operator: John J. Bettencourt
- Departed: MTCH, Cap Haitien
- Destination: MYEF, Exuma
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg
- Observed at: MPBV

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