# NTSB MIA75OKT51: Beech B55, N1076W, Walker Cay, Burkina Faso, January 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1975
- Place: Walker Cay, Burkina Faso · WALKER CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75OKT51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75OKT51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0014  75/1/29    WALKER CAY,BAHM     BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 7051
        TIME - 1355                    N1076W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1051 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER CAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STUART,FL                   WALKER CAY,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- L GR COLLAPSED CAUSING SWERVE OFF L SIDE RWY 10.INVESTIGATION JURISDICTION GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1076W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker 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 19750129004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750129004689A), Jan 29, 1975: Beech 95B55, Walker Cay, Substantial damage. L gr collapsed causing swerve off l side rwy 10.investigation jurisdiction govt of 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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