# NTSB MIA75RM074: Beech 95-B55, N88MW, Wlkrs Cay, Burkina Faso, March 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1975
- Place: Wlkrs Cay, Burkina Faso · WLKRS CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75RM074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75RM074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0034  75/3/29    WLKRS CAY,BAHAMAS   BEECH 95-B55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 177
        TIME - 2020                    N88MW               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKERS CAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WLKRS CAY,BAHAMAS           GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88MW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88MW-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N TC-1214, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Walkers 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 19750329017209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750329017209A), Mar 29, 1975: Beech 95B55, Wlkrs Cay, Destroyed. Investigation under jurisdiction of 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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