# NTSB MIA69R0003: Cessna 172E, N5777T, Congo Twn, Burkina Faso, September 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1968
- Place: Congo Twn, Burkina Faso · CONGO TWN, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69R0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69R0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0029   68/9/1    CONGO TWN,BAHAMAS   CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N5777T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  41, 416 TOTAL HOURS, 352
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONGO TOWN STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5777T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5777T-1970-07-02), registration cancelled 1970-07-02, S/N 17251677 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Congo Town Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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