# NTSB MIA72OKT41: Cessna 172E, N5733T, Exuma (Atlantic Ocean), December 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1971
- Place: Exuma (Atlantic Ocean) · EXUMA,BAHAMAS, AO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72OKT41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72OKT41

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5733T), registered now, S/N 17251633, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Staniel Cay 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.