# NTSB UNK79X0104: Mooney M20E, N2795W, Gt Hbr Cay, Burkina Faso, November 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1978
- Place: Gt Hbr Cay, Burkina Faso · GT HBR CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK79X0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK79X0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0024  78/11/28 NR.GT HBR CAY,BAHAMA  MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N2795W              PX-  0  1  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2795W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2795W-2009-07-20), registration cancelled 2009-07-20, S/N 1071, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781128044679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781128044679A), Nov 28, 1978: Mooney M20E, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2795W (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW73FPG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG37), Jan 27, 1973: Mooney M20C (N2795W), N.Little Rock, AR, 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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