# NTSB MIA74AM054: Lake L4-200, N39385, Bimini, Burkina Faso, December 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1973
- Place: Bimini, Burkina Faso · BIMINI, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0066  73/12/20 NR.BIMINI,BAHAMAS     LAKE L4-200         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1410                    N39385              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              BIMINI,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMAS.DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED-NOT FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39385](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39385-1974-03-20), registration cancelled 1974-03-20, S/N 534 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE L4-200
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731220042529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731220042529A), Dec 20, 1973: Conaer LA4200, Bimini, 2 fatal. Investigation under jurisdiction of the govt of Bahamas. Dmg and injury index presumed-not found.

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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