# NTSB MIA97WA044: Piper PA-23-250, N48PB, Walker Cay, Bahamas, December 22, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 22, 1996, 07:50 local (11:50 UTC)
- Place: Walker Cay, Bahamas
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA97WA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38355/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA044

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48PB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48PB-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 27-4369, built 1969 (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: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Taino Air Services Ltd.
- Departed: MYGF, FREEPORT, OF
- Destination: MYAW
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MYG

## Other investigations on N48PB (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 NYC76IN058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IN058), Dec 23, 1975: Piper PA-23 (N48PB), Boston, MA, incident, minor 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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