# Accident 19980322004019A: Beech 95B55, Euthera, Bahamas, March 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1998
- Place: Euthera, Bahamas
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Aircraft: N4314Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4314Y-1998-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322004019A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED 500 YARDS OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AFTER TAKEOFF, ALL 6 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ (.19)  ON MARCH 22, 1998, ABOUT 1710 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 95-B55, N4314Y, REGISTERED TO SABOFI INVESTMENT CORPORATION, CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE NORTH ELEUTHERA AIRPORT, NORTHERN ELEUTHERA ISLAND, BAHAMAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS ON THE AIRPORT, AFTER ROTATION THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED ONTO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, WHERE AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, BAHAMAS, P.O. BOX N-975, NASSAU, N.P. BAHAMAS, PHONE: (242)  377-7281, FACSIMILE: (242) 377-2010, THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION OBTAINED FOR OR RELEASED BY THE BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT.

## 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 MIA98WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA102), Mar 22, 1998: Beech 95-B55 (N4314Y), North Eleuthera, Bahamas, 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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