MIA67D0327

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 23 · Coakley Tn, Burkina Faso · November 25, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1966
Place
Coakley Tn, Burkina Faso · COAKLEY TN, Bahamas
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5969SBeech 23
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119996

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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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6-0081  66/11/25   COAKLEY TN BAHAMA   BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 123
        TIME - 1635                    N5969S              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5969S
Reported as
Beech 23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.