# NTSB MIA79OKT21: Piper PA-32R, N38966, Prvdenciales, Burkina Faso, December 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1978
- Place: Prvdenciales, Burkina Faso · PRVDENCIALES, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79OKT21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79OKT21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0041  78/12/18   PRVDENCIALES,BAHM   PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 360
        TIME - 0930                    N38966              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HIT ROCKS ON ROAD.MARIJUANA FOUND AT CRASH SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38966](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38966-1992-04-07), registration cancelled 1992-04-07, S/N 32R7780491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (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 19781218044729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781218044729A), Dec 18, 1978: Piper PA32R300, Destroyed

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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