# NTSB MIA90WA003: Piper PA-23-250, N13956, Nevis Island, WN, October 4, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 4, 1989, 13:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place: Nevis Island, WN
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA90WA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32714/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90WA003

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13956](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13956-1990-09-25), registration cancelled 1990-09-25, S/N 274571 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Silver, Lawrence D., doing business as Air Calypso
- Departed: SJU, SAN JUAN, PR
- Destination: MKPN, NEVIS ISLAND, OF
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 26,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TKPK

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