# NTSB MIA76OM002: Grumman G-73, N3010, Bimini, Burkina Faso, July 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1975
- Place: Bimini, Burkina Faso · BIMINI, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 15 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76OM002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76OM002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0065  75/7/12    BIMINI,BAHAMAS      GRUMMAN G-73        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2350
        TIME - 1600                    N3010               PX-  0  0 13  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1844 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIMINI BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIMINI,BAHAMAS              MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3010](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3010-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N J-43, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-73
- Registry model: [Grumman G-73](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (registry code 3951802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bimini Bay

## 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 19750712026929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750712026929A), Jul 12, 1975: Gruman G73, Bimini, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of bahama.

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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