UNK71X0104

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · New Providence, Burkina Faso · January 31, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 31, 1971
Place
New Providence, Burkina Faso · NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6506GCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160327

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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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6-0074  71/1/31    NEW PROVIDENCE,BA   CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N6506G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKES AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW PROVIDENCE,BA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND RPTD BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6506G
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Oakes Airfield

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.