# NTSB UNK69X0148: Cessna 150, N3217X, Andros Is, Burkina Faso, September 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1969
- Place: Andros Is, Burkina Faso · ANDROS IS,B.W.I., Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0055  69/9/24    ANDROS IS,B.W.I.    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 460
        TIME - 1850                    N3217X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,B.W.I.               FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BRITISH W.INDIES. WATER ABOUT 3FT DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3217X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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