# Accident 19791119036479A: Beech D50B, Delray Beach, FL, November 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1979
- Place: Delray Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4559° N, 80.0904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delray Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4559&lon=-80.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1706, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1706-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D50B (registry code 1152518, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119036479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IS MISSING ON A FLIGHT FROM DELRAY BEACH TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA.

## 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 MIA80DA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA020), Nov 19, 1979: Beech D50B (N1706), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 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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