- Date
- September 26, 1973
- Place
- Andros Isl, Burkina Faso · ANDROS ISL, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N69NPAero Comdr 500S
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730926035499A
- Case key
- 187690
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0073 73/9/26 NR.ANDROS ISL,BAHAMA AERO COMDR 500S CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2040 TIME - 0755 N69NP PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASSAU,BAHAMAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- SIMULATED BOTH ENG OUT,FUEL BOOST ON.SVRL MAN DSCNDD FM 5000FT TO 2500FT ENG DIDNT RESPOND,DITCHED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69NP
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.