# NTSB MIA71OKT23: Beech 95-A55, N1540Z, Freeport, Burkina Faso, November 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1970
- Place: Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71OKT23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71OKT23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0049   70/11/9 NR.FREEPORT,BAHAMAS   BEECH 95-A55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6000
        TIME - 1359                    N1540Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEPORT,BAHAMAS            MONTEGO BAY,JAMAICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- FIRE IN COCKPIT.DITCHED.ACFT SANK.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1540Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540Z-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N TC-212 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1540Z (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 DIA68D0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0053), Aug 21, 1967: Beech A55 (N1540Z), Boone, NC, substantial damage

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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