Piper PA-23-250 N5304Y
7 October 2006 · Arklins Island, Bahamas · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 October 2006 at about 14:35 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N5304Y, operated by John J. Bettencourt, was involved in an accident near Arklins Island, Bahamas. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arklins Island, Bahamas
- Coordinates
- 22.3167, -74.0333
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N5304Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- John J. Bettencourt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cap Haitien → Exuma
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- MIA07WA001
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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.
Other Piper PA-23 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2006 | Piper PA 23-235 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-23-250 | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-23-160 | Neresheim, Germany | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-23-160 | Phenix City, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-23-250 | Newton, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-23-160 | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2006 | Israel 1124 | Georgetown, Bahamas | Air Trek, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2005 | Piper PA-31-310 | Crooked Island, Bahamas | Livingston S. Cleare | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2007 | Cessna 208B | Chub Cay, Bahamas | Agape Flights, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2007 | Cessna T210H | McLean's Town, Bahamas | Tropical Aviation II | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2007 | Beechcraft 1900D | Marsh Harbour, Bahamas | Gulfstream International Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2007 | Sullivan LANCAIR IV | Great Harbor, Bahamas | Harris M. Sullivan | Fatal | 1 |