# NTSB MIA73RKT18: Cessna 180D, N6471X, Nassau, Burkina Faso, October 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1972
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73RKT18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73RKT18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0035   72/10/4   NASSAU,BAHAMAS      CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 7200
        TIME - 1230                    N6471X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASSAU INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6471X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6471X), registered now, S/N 18050971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nassau Intl

## Other investigations on N6471X (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 MIA98LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA174), Jun 2, 1998: Cessna 180D (N6471X), Natchez, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of brakes on landing rollout. The tailwind was a factor.

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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