- Date
- August 25, 1968
- Place
- Providence, Burkina Faso · PROVIDENCE, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8110DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80063
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0028 68/8/25 PROVIDENCE,BAHAMA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 892 TIME - 1158 N8110D PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 788 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF BAHAMA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8110D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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