UNK70X0104

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Inagua, Burkina Faso · November 27, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 27, 1969
Place
Inagua, Burkina Faso · INAGUA, Bahamas
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4408PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147274

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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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6-0054  69/11/27   INAGUA,BAHAMAS      PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45,
        TIME - 2030                    N4408P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT INAGUA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
           HOMESTEAD,FLA              KINGSTON,JAMAICA             INAGUA,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-12/1/69.INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURSIDICTION OF GOVT OF THE BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N4408P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Great Inagua

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.