# NTSB MIA76OKT29: Piper PA-24, N5444Y, Nassau, Burkina Faso, October 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76OKT29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76OKT29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0067  75/10/17   NASSAU,BAHAMA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N5444Y              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            58, 12576 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMA               STANTEL CAY,BAHAMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5444Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5444Y-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 27-2525, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (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: 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 19751017036439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017036439A), Oct 17, 1975: Piper PA23250, Nassau, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the bahamian government.

## Other investigations on N5444Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X3232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3232), Aug 6, 1964: Piper PA23 (N5444Y), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

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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