Plane Crash List

Piper PA-23-250 N5813Y

8 May 1998 · Walker's Cay, Bahamas · Fatal

Summary

On 8 May 1998 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N5813Y, operated by Majors Air Services, was involved in an accident near Walker's Cay, Bahamas. 6 people were on board and one died, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Walker's Cay, Bahamas
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-23-250
Registration
N5813Y
Category
Airplane
Operator
Majors Air Services
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Commercial
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Freeport → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA98WA156

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 1 0 5 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.

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All 1,716 records for this type

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