MIA67D0424

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Mayaguana Is. Bwi, Burkina Faso · March 5, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1967
Place
Mayaguana Is. Bwi, Burkina Faso · MAYAGUANA IS. BWI, Bahamas
Injuries
1 minor, 5 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4101WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report February 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118322

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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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6-0023   67/3/5    MAYAGUANA IS. BWI   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1713                    N4101W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 61, 9850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF BRITISH GOVT

Aircraft

Registration
N4101W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.