MIA72OKT67

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Pitts Twn, Burkina Faso · February 13, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1972
Place
Pitts Twn, Burkina Faso · PITTS TWN, Bahamas
Injuries
2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N90291Beech D18S
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165447

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0001  72/2/13    PITTS TWN,BAHAMAS   BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 553
        TIME - 1400                    N90291              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARINA INN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTS TWN,BAHAMAS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N90291
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marina Inn

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.