UNK65X1480

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Andros Is, Burkina Faso · March 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 27, 1965
Place
Andros Is, Burkina Faso · ANDROS IS, Bahamas
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2056YCessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178607

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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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6-0022  65/3/27    ANDROS IS BAHAMAS   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N2056Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2056Y
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.