- Date
- December 30, 1971
- Place
- Exuma (Atlantic Ocean) · EXUMA,BAHAMAS, AO
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5733TCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164795
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0047 71/12/30 NR.EXUMA,BAHAMAS CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 502 TIME - 1230 N5733T PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 424 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STANIEL CAY STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASSAU,BAHAMAS EXUMA,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF THE BAHAMAS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5733T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Staniel Cay Strip
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