MIA77DA004

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E-50 · Missing Aircraft · October 24, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 24, 1976
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5665DBeech E-50
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761024042499A
Case key
156528

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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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3-4014  76/10/24   MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH E-50          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1044                    N5665D              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     46, 18410 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                GRAND TURK ISLAND,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED DITCHING DUE DOUBLE ENG FAILURE.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5665D
Reported as
Beech E-50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

FAA reports on this event · 1

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