Piper PA 23-250 N63ZZ

Summary

On 19 June 2016 at about 21:20 local time, a Piper PA 23-250 registered N63ZZ was involved in an accident near South Bimini, Bahamas. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 June 2016 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

South Bimini, Bahamas

Coordinates

25.7000, -79.2572

Aircraft

Piper PA 23-250

Registration

N63ZZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

South Bimini → South Bimini

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA16WA219

2 people died.

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 June 19, 2016, about 2120 UTC, a Piper PA-23, N63ZZ was destroyed when it impacted terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near South Bimini International Airport, South Bimini, Bahamas. Two occupants were fatally injured during the local test flight. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bahamas Air Accident Investigation Department. Any further information pertaining to this may obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Dept. Bahamas Civil Aviation Department P.O. Box AP-59244 Nassau N.P., Bahamas 242-397-4700 ext. 4767 Fax: 242-356-3203 Website: http://www.aaipu-bcaa.com/ This report is for information purposes and contains only information released by the government of the Bahamas.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.