# NTSB MIA98WA156: Piper PA-23-250, N5813Y, Walker'S Cay, Bahamas, May 8, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 8, 1998, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Walker'S Cay, Bahamas
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 5 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98WA156
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38569/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA156

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5813Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5813Y-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 27-2959, 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
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Majors Air Services
- Departed: MYGF, FREEPORT, OF
- Destination: MYAW
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MYG, 73 nm away

## Other investigations on N5813Y (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 NYC73DNC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC08), Jul 28, 1972: Piper PA-23 (N5813Y), Wolfboro, NH, substantial 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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