- Date
- March 31, 1973
- Place
- G.Harbor C, Burkina Faso · G.HARBOR C, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3945WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730331016779A
- Case key
- 173338
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0024 73/3/31 G.HARBOR C,BAHAMA PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1200 N3945W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 53, 14500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1298 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT HARBOR CAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION G.HARBOR C,BAHAMA ELEUTHERA IS,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3945W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Harbor Cay
N3945WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.