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.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-32-301 | King Cove, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2010 | Piper PA-32-300 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-32-260 | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | Donald Erbey | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Piper PA-32-301 | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2011 | Piper PA-32-260 | St. Ignace, Michigan, United States | Great Lakes Air Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-32-260 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Illinois Aviation Academy, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2010 | Beechcraft TC-45J | Nassau, Bahamas | Monarch Air Group LLC | Fatal | 2 |
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| 25 May 2010 | Piper PA23 | North Bimini, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 2010 | Cessna 402 | Nassau, Bahamas | Lebocruise Air Limited | Fatal | 9 |
| 12 Dec 2009 | Huber Hartmut EXPRESS | Berry Island, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 1 |
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