MIA66D0423

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Andros Is, Burkina Faso · February 11, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 11, 1966
Place
Andros Is, Burkina Faso · ANDROS IS, Bahamas
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4088DCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172896

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0006  66/2/11    ANDROS IS BAHAMAS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 235
        TIME - 0930                    N4088D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO.3 MISSILE SITE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4088D
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
No.3 Missile Site

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.