# NTSB MIA73OKT71: Beech 65, N956B, West End, Burkina Faso, March 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1973
- Place: West End, Burkina Faso · WEST END, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73OKT71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73OKT71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0021   73/3/7    WEST END,BAHAMAS    BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4413
        TIME - 1640                    N956B               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST END INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST END,BAHAMAS            WEST PALM BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOV OF THE BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N956B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956B-2017-06-15), registration cancelled 2017-06-15, S/N LC-107, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West End Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730307014259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730307014259A), Mar 7, 1973: Beech A658200, West End, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of the gov of the Bahamas.

## Other investigations on N956B (2)

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 MIA73FKT96](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT96), May 12, 1973: Beech 65 (N956B), Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0579), Nov 6, 1964: Beechcraft 65 (N956B), Sioux Falls, SD, 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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