# NTSB MIA72OKT27: Beech D18S, N980WL, Nassau, Burkina Faso, October 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1971
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72OKT27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72OKT27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0072  71/10/30   NASSAU,BAHAMAS      BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1070
        TIME - 1730                    N980WL              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONGO TOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   GEORGETOWN,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N980WL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Congo Town

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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