# NTSB MIA86WA073: Piper PA-32R-300, N8475F, Darby Island, Bahamas, February 10, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 10, 1986, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Darby Island, Bahamas
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86WA073
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31720/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86WA073

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8475F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-32R-300
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Don L. Desselle
- Destination: MYNW, NASSAU, OF
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MYNN

## 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 19860210002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210002499A), Feb 10, 1986: Piper PA32R300, Darby Island Ex, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that the aircraft lost power after takeoff and crashed near the end of the runway.6120.1 not returned.

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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