# NTSB MIA88WA101: Piper PA-23-250, N5173Y, Rock Sound, Bahamas, February 8, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 8, 1988, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Rock Sound, Bahamas
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88WA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32252/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88WA101

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5173Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5173Y-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 27-2214, built 1962 (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
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Sale Reported
- Departed: MYER

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 60° at 18 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MYNN

## Other investigations on N5173Y (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 UNK66X0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0133), Mar 31, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N5173Y), San Luis, Mexico, substantial damage

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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