MIA73OKT41

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Freeport, Burkina Faso · November 30, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 30, 1972
Place
Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7213ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169741

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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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6-0061  72/11/30   FREEPORT,BAHAMAS    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 284
        TIME - 1930                    N7213A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  FREEPORT INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEPORT,BAHAMAS            FT LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        REMARKS- CESSNA N1259Q SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS

Aircraft

Registration
N7213A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Freeport 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.