MIA73RKT17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 336 · Nassau, Burkina Faso · September 25, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 25, 1972
Place
Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1792ZCessna 336
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169729

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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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6-0009  72/9/25  NR.NASSAU,BAHAMAS     CESSNA 336          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1621
        TIME - 1635                    N1792Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAMPSON CAY STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NASSAU,BAHAMAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FOR COPY OF REPORT ADDRESS REQ TO PERM SECRETARY,MINISTRY OF TOURISM,P.O.BOX N-3701,NASSAU,BAHAMAS

Aircraft

Registration
N1792Z
Reported as
Cessna 336
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sampson Cay Strip

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.