# NTSB MIA98WA042: Socata TB-20, N52CJ, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, December 6, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 6, 1997, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98WA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38554/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA042

## Aircraft

- Registration: N52CJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Socata TB-20
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael S. Wertheim
- Destination: MWCL, CAYMAN BRAC, OF

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 10° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MWC

## 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 19971206037539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037539A), Dec 6, 1997: Substantial damage. Acft ran off the rwy on takeoff and struck trees, little cayman island. (.19) on December 6, 1997, about 0815 eastern standard time, a socata TB-20 trinidad,…

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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