# NTSB MIA73RM100: Lockheed L18, N620S, Chub Cay, Burkina Faso, May 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Chub Cay, Burkina Faso · CHUB CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73RM100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73RM100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0020   73/5/6  NR.CHUB CAY,BAHAMA    LOCKHEED L18        CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 6000
        TIME - 0050                    N620S               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHUB CAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BAHAMIAN GOV.PLT NOT RECOVERED,INJURY ASSUMED FATAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N620S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N620S-1973-06-28), registration cancelled 1973-06-28, S/N 2191 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L18
- Registry model: [Lockheed C-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-c-60) (registry code 5261610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chub Cay

## 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 19730506018289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506018289A), May 6, 1973: Lkheed 18LEARSTAR, Chub Cay, Destroyed. Invest under the jurisdiction of the bahamian gov. Plt not recovered,injury assumed fatal.

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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