- Date
- July 9, 1973
- Place
- Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N43BBPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730709020449A
- Case key
- 188786
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0030 73/7/9 NR.NASSAU,BAHAMAS PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1045 N43BB PX- 1 0 0 POLICE PATROL 25, 4796 TOTAL HOURS, 58 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NASSAU INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASSAU,BAHAMAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- L PROP FEATH,GO AROUND DUE GR NOT FULLY DOWN.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43BB
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nassau Intl
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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.