# NTSB MIA95WA017: Piper PA-23-250, N5860Y, Mangrove Key, Congo - Kinshasa, November 2, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 2, 1994, 07:25 local (11:25 UTC)
- Place: Mangrove Key, Congo - Kinshasa
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95WA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37850/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA017

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5860Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5860Y-2012-09-27), registration cancelled 2012-09-27, S/N 27-3012, built 1965 (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 TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Congo Air Charter Co.
- Departed: MYAB
- Destination: MYNN, NASSAU, OF
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MYN

## 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 19941102037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941102037189A), Nov 2, 1994: Piper PA23250, Mangrove Key, Bahamas, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. After departing airport, crashed into ocean.

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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