# NTSB MIA88RA139: Cessna 421A, N42A, Freeport, Bahamas, April 4, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 4, 1988, 09:37 local (13:37 UTC)
- Place: Freeport, Bahamas
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88RA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32244/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88RA139

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42A-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 421A0135, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 421A
- Registry model: [Cessna 421A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (registry code 2076012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fowler, John Phillip

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