# NTSB MIA98WA041: Piper PA-31-350, N116PM, Walker Cay, Bahamas, December 4, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 4, 1997, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Walker Cay, Bahamas
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98WA041
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38553/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA041

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N116PM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116PM-1999-06-11), registration cancelled 1999-06-11, S/N 31-8052127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-31-350
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Amelia Airways, Inc.
- Departed: KFLL, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Destination: MYAW
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19971204037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971204037369A), Dec 4, 1997: Substantial damage. Ameilia airways air taxi landed on a wet rwy, hydroplaned, gear collapsed, subs damage to acft. Walkers cay, bahama (.19) on December 4, 1997, about 1715…

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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