Piper PA-23 N1420P

6 December 1964 · Bimini Bwi, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. · Fatal

Summary

On 6 December 1964 at about 07:00 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N1420P was involved in an accident during in flight near Bimini Bwi, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 6 December 1964 at 07:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Bimini Bwi, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-23
Registration: N1420P
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: In Flight
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: IMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 2-0893

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	1	0	2	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SURVIVORS RESCUED 12/17/64-AIRCRAFT SANK IN OCEAN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 2-0893, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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22 May 1964	Piper PA-23 N5211Y	Ciudad Victor Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
5 Nov 1964	Piper PA-23 N5003Y	Glens Falls Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	CST Flying SER	Serious injuries	-
31 Mar 1964	Piper PA-23 N1435P	Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1964	Piper PA-23 N616F	Nairobi E Africa, Africa no coordinates	Prog Air Inc	No injuries	-
25 Feb 1964	Piper PA-23 N8690E	Valparaiso Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
24 Jan 1964	Piper PA-23 N3380P	Santa Maria Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-

All 1,716 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 May 1964	Beechraft C-45F N8015H	Bimini Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1964	Lockheed 1049C N6225C	Vero Beach Fla, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Mar 1964	Boeing 707 N729PA	Enrout London-Ny, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Dec 1965	Boeing B-727 N1631	Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Northeast Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
20 Jan 1965	Piper PA23 N5585Y	Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Apr 1965	Douglas DC-3 N150A	Andros Is Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Bush Aviation	Serious injuries	-

All 136 records in Atlantic Ocean North Lat.