MIA73OKT04

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · Nassau, Burkina Faso · July 1, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1972
Place
Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
Injuries
3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6680VBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118193

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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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6-0007   72/7/1    NASSAU,BAHAMAS      BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 358
        TIME - 1225                    N6680V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASSAU INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOCA RATON,FLA              NASSAU,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HIT SHORT OF RWY. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOUT OF BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6680V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nassau Intl

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.