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Piper PA-28 N5974W

14 March 1970 · Mastic Pt, Other-Foreign Countries · Fatal

Summary

On 14 March 1970 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5974W was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mastic Pt, Other-Foreign Countries. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Mastic Pt, Other-Foreign Countries
Nearest airport
San Andros
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N5974W
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Nassau, Bi → Nassau, Bi
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0013

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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