- Date
- March 14, 1970
- Place
- Mastic Pt, Burkina Faso · MASTIC PT, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5974WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0013 70/3/14 MASTIC PT,BAHAMAS PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1615 N5974W PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 25, 104 TOTAL HOURS, 15 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANDROS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NASSAU,BI NASSAU,BI SAN ANDROS,BI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5974W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Andros
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