# NTSB MIA74AM017: Beech S35, N7956K, Missing Aircraft, August 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1973
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3723  73/8/10    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH S35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1044
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7956K              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA           MARSH HARBOR,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN ROUTE OF FLT.PRESUMED LOST AT SEA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7956K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956K-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N D-7462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730810037569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810037569A), Aug 10, 1973: Beech S35, Missing Aircraf, 3 fatal. Thunderstorm activity in route of flt. Presumed lost at sea.

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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