Piper PA-31-350 N84859
19 September 2010 · South Bimini, Bahamas · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 2010 at about 18:40 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N84859, operated by Pioneer Air Services, was involved in an accident near South Bimini, Bahamas. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Bimini, Bahamas
- Nearest airport
- South Bimini Airport (MYBS)
- Coordinates
- 25.7000, -79.2650
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N84859
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pioneer Air Services
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Bimini → Fort Lauderdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- ERA10WA489
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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 September 19, 2010, at 1440 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA31-350, N84859, registered to Spirit Air Inc, and operated by Pioneer Air Services was on initial climb out when the lower half of the main cabin door came open. The pilot reversed his course and returned to the departure airport, landing on runway 27. The right main landing gear tire blew out on the landing roll. The airplane went off the right side of the runway, struck a tree, caught fire and came to a complete stop. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The commercial pilot and five passengers were not injured and the airplane received substantial damage. The flight originated from Bimini Airport, South Bimini Island, Bahamas, at 1435, and was operated in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bahamian Government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: 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-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2010 | Piper PA-31-350 | Saint Michael, Alaska, United States | Bering Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2010 | Piper PA-31-350 | Aguadilla, United States | Jose A. Chanza | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-31-350 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Pacific Air Charters | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2010 | Piper PA-31-350 | Eek, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-31-310 | Cabazon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-31-350 | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | Lake Clark Air Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2010 | Beechcraft TC-45J | Nassau, Bahamas | Monarch Air Group LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 2010 | Piper PA-32-300 | Bimini, Bahamas, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 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 |
| 18 Dec 2009 | Dassault/Sud FALCON 20 | Matthew Town, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 2 |