MIA71RM014

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-A55 · Spanish W, Burkina Faso · August 13, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 13, 1970
Place
Spanish W, Burkina Faso · SPANISH W, Bahamas
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N232VCBeech 95-A55
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108162

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0021  70/8/13    SPANISH W,BAHAMAS   BEECH 95-A55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 6000
        TIME - 1715                    N232VC              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N.ELEUTHERA,BAHAMAS         GT.HARBOUR CAY,BAHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN OCEAN. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N232VC
Reported as
Beech 95-A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.