Piper PA-23 N2157P

8 February 1964 · Freeport Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean South Lat. · Fatal

Summary

On 8 February 1964, a Piper PA-23 registered N2157P was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Freeport Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean South Lat.. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 8 February 1964
Classification: Accident
Location: Freeport Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean South Lat.
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-23
Registration: N2157P
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 2-0976

People

4 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
4	4	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

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE / INJURY INDEX PRESUMED-ENROUTE FROM FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA TO WEST PALM BEACH FLA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 2-0976, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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