MIA74DKT40

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Freeport, Burkina Faso · September 15, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 15, 1973
Place
Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N436BBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730915037169A
Case key
187683

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0057  73/9/15    FREEPORT,BAHAMAS    BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 6000
        TIME - 0830                    N436B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEPORT INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FLA           FREEPORT,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF THE BAHAMAS.

Aircraft

Registration
N436B
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Freeport Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.