# NTSB NYC98WA080: Piper PA23-250, N456MR, Newfoundland, Canada, March 20, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 20, 1998, 17:58 local (22:58 UTC)
- Place: Newfoundland, Canada
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC98WA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39588/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98WA080

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N456MR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456MR-1998-08-19), registration cancelled 1998-08-19, S/N 278054043 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA23-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Mike Abdol, doing business as 1st International Leasing Ltd.
- Departed: BGR, BANGOR, ME
- Destination: CYYT

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Not reported
- Wind: 110° at 17 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 100 ft overcast
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CYY

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.