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Piper PA-32-300 N4219R

17 January 2010 · Bimini, Bahamas, Bahamas · Fatal

Summary

On 17 January 2010 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4219R was involved in an accident near Bimini, Bahamas, Bahamas. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Bimini, Bahamas, Bahamas
Coordinates
25.7636, -79.2644
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N4219R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lynden Pindling → Ft. Lauderdale
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA10WA116

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 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

On January 17, 2010, at approximately 1545 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N4219R, crashed approximately 500 yards northwest of the Bimini Bay Resort, North Bimini, Bahamas. The flight departed Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau, Bahamas at 1449, and was destined for Fort Lauderdale, Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The pilot and 2 passengers were killed. The personal flight was conducted in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The accident is under the investigation of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department, Air Accident Investigation and Prevention Unit. For further information contact the: Manager of Flight Standards, Bahamas P.O. Box AP 59244 Nassau, N.P. Bahamas Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448 Facsimile: (242) 377-6060 This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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