# NTSB MIA68F0273: Beech D50, N4311D, Nassau, Burkina Faso, September 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1967
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0273

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0116  67/9/23    NASSAU,BAHAMAS      BEECH D50           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 905
        TIME - 1315                    N4311D              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASSAU INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4311D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4311D-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N DH-64, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50
- Registry model: [Beech D-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (registry code 1152512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nassau Intl.

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.

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