# NTSB MIA72AM040: Lockheed 1049H, N564E, Gt.Inagua, Burkina Faso, October 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1971
- Place: Gt.Inagua, Burkina Faso · GT.INAGUA, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0038  71/10/20 NR.GT.INAGUA,BAHAMAS  LOCKHEED 1049H      CR-  4  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2205                    N564E               PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-I               44, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTO DOMINGO,DR            MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EXPLODED ON IMPACT WITH OCEAN. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.DMG,INJ INDEX PRESUMED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N564E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N564E-1972-01-15), registration cancelled 1972-01-15, S/N 4834 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049H](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049h) (registry code 5262122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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