Piper PA-23 N43BB

9 July 1973 · Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries · Fatal

Summary

On 9 July 1973 at about 10:45 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N43BB, operated by Trans Island A, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 9 July 1973 at 10:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries
Nearest airport: Nassau Intl
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-23
Registration: N43BB
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Trans Island A
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Police Patrol
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0030

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	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

L PROP FEATH, GO AROUND DUE GR NOT FULLY DOWN.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0030, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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