# Accident 19780808043129A: Rkwell 56*, Bimini, Bahamas, August 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1978
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Airport: South Bimini
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N6227B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6227B-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-E (registry code 0141406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 56*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808043129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT UNDER SUSPICION OF NARCOTICS CONTRABAND

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA79FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA114), Aug 8, 1978: Aero Comdr 560E (N6227B), Bimini, Burkina Faso, destroyed, 6 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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