# NTSB MIA93WA167: Piper PA-23-250, N2402Z, Marsh Harbor, Bahamas, July 31, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 31, 1993, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Marsh Harbor, Bahamas
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA93WA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33310/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93WA167

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2402Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2402Z-1994-03-31), registration cancelled 1994-03-31, S/N 278054035 (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
- Serial number: 27-8054035
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Cole, Wilber H.
- Departed: FLL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Destination: MYAM, OF
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 250° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 72 °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 19930731027349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027349A), Jul 31, 1993: Piper PA23250, Marsh Harbor, Bahamas, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Aircraft broke in half.

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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