# NTSB MIA77RA039: Cessna 402, N69378, Stirrup, Burkina Faso, March 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1977
- Place: Stirrup, Burkina Faso · STIRRUP, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77RA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77RA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0002   77/3/5  NR.STIRRUP,BAHAMAS    CESSNA 402          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 4335
        TIME - 1230                    N69378              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHUB CAY,BAHAMAS            FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69378](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69378-1977-10-04), registration cancelled 1977-10-04, S/N 402B0522 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (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 19770305021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770305021759A), Mar 5, 1977: Cessna 402B, Stirrup, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Invest under 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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