# NTSB MIA71OM092: Piper PA-30, N8631Y, Caysal Is.Bahamas (Gulf of Mexico), February 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1971
- Place: Caysal Is.Bahamas (Gulf of Mexico) · CAYSAL IS.BAHAMAS, GM
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71OM092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71OM092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0003   71/2/9    CAYSAL IS.BAHAMAS   PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N8631Y              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-CARGO            27, 4300 TOTAL HOURS, 600
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAY SAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIMINI,BAHAMAS              CAYSAL IS.BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8631Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8631Y-1972-04-11), registration cancelled 1972-04-11, S/N 30-1772 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cay Sal

## Other investigations on N8631Y (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 MIA72AM083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM083), Feb 21, 1972: Piper PA-30 (N8631Y), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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