# NTSB MIA73OKT07: Piper PA-28, N9091J, Spanish Wells, Burkina Faso, July 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1972
- Place: Spanish Wells, Burkina Faso · SPANISH WELLS,GBI, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73OKT07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73OKT07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0006  72/7/10    SPANISH WELLS,GBI   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1640
        TIME - 2025                    N9091J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUDDER CUT CAY,GBI          NASSAU,GBI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LOST ELEC PWR,DEAD BATTERY.DEVIATED DUE ENROUTE WEA AND BECAME LOST.INVEST & REPTD BY GOVT BAHAMAS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9091J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9091J-1972-11-22), registration cancelled 1972-11-22, S/N 28-3129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9091J (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC68F0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0108), Apr 4, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N9091J), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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.

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