# NTSB MIA95WA179: Aero Commander 500, N89M, Treasure Cay, Bahamas, July 10, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 10, 1995, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Treasure Cay, Bahamas
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 6 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95WA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37875/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA179

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89M-2015-02-05), registration cancelled 2015-02-05, S/N 659, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Palm Beach Aviation
- Destination: KPBI, WEST PALM BEACH, FL
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MYG

## 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 19950710017509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710017509A), Jul 10, 1995: Gulstm 500A, Treasure Cay, Bahamas, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. While aircraft was taking off, blade on right engine came off and entered the cabin.

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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