- Date
- January 24, 1978
- Place
- Cay Verde, Burkina Faso · CAY VERDE, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9391HCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780124003009A
- Case key
- 142860
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0003 78/1/24 CAY VERDE,BAHAMAS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N9391H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 34, 1820 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERO BCH,FL GEORGETOWN,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO SOFT BEACH SAND DURING ROLL OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9391H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9391HRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2023 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.
Other investigations on N9391H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA20CA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportChesapeake, VAThe student pilot's improper landing flare and failure to recover from the ensuing bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CHI85LA386Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFreemont, OHThe pilot stated that just after liftoff a gust of wind pushed him back down almost on the runway. He could not accelerate but did keep the aircraft straight and level as he drifted off the runway through a fence and into some trees at a low airspeed. When…