UNK65X1485

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-44 · Nassau, Burkina Faso · April 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 12, 1965
Place
Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N95JGrumman G-44
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178610

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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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6-0025  65/4/12    NASSAU BAHAMAS      GRUMMAN G-44        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 7106
        TIME - 1404                    N95J                PX-  0  0  6  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 3506 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASSAU INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N95J
Reported as
Grumman G-44
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nassau Intl

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.