# NTSB MIA75OKT29: Piper PA-32, N56481, Cay Verde, Burkina Faso, November 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1974
- Place: Cay Verde, Burkina Faso · CAY VERDE, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75OKT29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75OKT29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0074  74/11/15   CAY VERDE,BAHAMAS   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23,
        TIME - 1000                    N56481              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MATTHEWTOWN,G.INAGUA        DUNCANTOWN,RAGGED IS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- DEVIATED ARND WX,BECAME LOST.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION GOVT OF BAHAMA ISLANDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56481](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56481-2012-09-28), registration cancelled 2012-09-28, S/N 32-73-40184, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19741115038639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741115038639A), Nov 15, 1974: Piper PA32300, Cay Verde, Substantial damage. Deviated arnd wx,became lost. Investigation under jurisdiction govt of bahama islands.

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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