MIA73RM053

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Port Howe, Burkina Faso · November 17, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 17, 1972
Place
Port Howe, Burkina Faso · PORT HOWE, Bahamas
Injuries
2 fatal, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8119PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169734

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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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6-0050  72/11/17   PORT HOWE,BAHAMAS   PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 313
        TIME - 1700                    N8119P              PX-  1  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUTLASS BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEPORT,BAHAMAS            PORT HOWE,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8119P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cutlass Bay

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.