# NTSB MIA73OM112: Cessna 172, N5366R, Hope Bay, Burkina Faso, June 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1973
- Place: Hope Bay, Burkina Faso · HOPE BAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73OM112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73OM112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0031  73/6/18    HOPE BAY,BAHAMAS    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2100
        TIME - 1930                    N5366R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              ANDROS IS,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        REMARKS- ACFT WHEEL HIT PERSON ON GRND.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF BAHAMIAN GOV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5366R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5366R-1982-02-19), registration cancelled 1982-02-19, S/N 17252898 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730618020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618020169A), Jun 18, 1973: Cessna 172D, Hope Bay, 1 fatal. Acft wheel hit person on grnd. Investigation under jurisdiction of bahamian gov.

## Other investigations on N5366R (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 MIA68F0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0105), Aug 7, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5366R), Tampa, FL, 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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