UNK65X1518

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Cmdr 680 · Bimini Is, Burkina Faso · July 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1965
Place
Bimini Is, Burkina Faso · BIMINI IS, Bahamas
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N84TAero Cmdr 680
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176272

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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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6-0047  65/7/25  NR.BIMINI IS BAHAMAS  AERO CMDR 680       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6500
        TIME - 1045                    N84T                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N84T
Reported as
Aero Cmdr 680
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.