# NTSB MIA73RM108: Piper PA-23, N5218Y, Staniel Cay, Burkina Faso, June 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1973
- Place: Staniel Cay, Burkina Faso · STANIEL CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73RM108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73RM108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0027  73/6/11  NR.STANIEL CAY,BHMAS  PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7500
        TIME - 1635                    N5218Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3896 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANIEL CAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS             STANIEL CAY,BHMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5218Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5218Y-1973-08-13), registration cancelled 1973-08-13, S/N 27-2266 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Staniel Cay

## 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 19730611018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730611018769A), Jun 11, 1973: Piper PA23, Staniel Cay, Destroyed. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the bahamian government.

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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