# NTSB MIA76DKT09: Piper PA-28, N2154T, Nassau, Burkina Faso, August 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1975
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKT09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT09-201301

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0051   75/8/6    NASSAU,BAHAMAS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 240
        TIME - 1700                    N2154T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              WEST PALM BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BAMAMIAN GOVERNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2154T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2154T-1975-09-10), registration cancelled 1975-09-10, S/N 28-7205004, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (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 19750806022449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806022449A), Aug 6, 1975: Piper PA28180, Nassau, Destroyed. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the bamamian government.

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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