MIA77RA036

NTSB accident investigation · Swearingen SA226T · Nassau, Burkina Faso · March 3, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 3, 1977
Place
Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5329MSwearingen SA226T
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770303010899A
Case key
158388

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0008   77/3/3    NASSAU BAHAMAS      SWEARINGEN SA226T   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1200
        TIME - 1923                    N5329M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              NASSAU BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERMENT OF THE BAHAMAS

Aircraft

Registration
N5329M
Reported as
Swearingen SA226T
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.