# NTSB MIA76OKT55: Taylorcraft BL-65, N29807, Abaco, Burkina Faso, February 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Abaco, Burkina Faso · ABACO, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76OKT55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76OKT55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0013  76/2/29    ABACO,BAHAMAS       TAYLORCRAFT BL-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1330
        TIME - 1430                    N29807              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSH HARBOUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABACO,BAHAMAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29807](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29807-2018-03-05), registration cancelled 2018-03-05, S/N 2656, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BL-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marsh Harbour

## 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 19760229007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229007709A), Feb 29, 1976: Tcraft BL65, Abaco, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of Bahamas.

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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