- Date
- July 28, 1971
- Place
- T.Cay, Burkina Faso · T.CAY, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7009YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0031 71/7/28 T.CAY,BAHAMAS PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 4000 TIME - 1125 N7009Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TREASURE CAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION T.CAY,BAHAMAS SPANISH CAY,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOTH ENGS QUIT. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7009Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Treasure Cay
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