# NTSB MIA74DKT40: Beech D18S, N436B, Freeport, Burkina Faso, September 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1973
- Place: Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0057  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N436B-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N A-52, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Freeport 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 19730915037169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915037169A), Sep 15, 1973: Beech D18S, Freeport, Substantial damage. Invest under the jurisdiction of the govt of the Bahamas.

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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