# NTSB MIA77RA036: Swearingen SA226T, N5329M, Nassau, Burkina Faso, March 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1977
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77RA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77RA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0008   77/3/3    NASSAU BAHAMAS      SWEARINGEN SA226T   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1200
        TIME - 1923                    N5329M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              NASSAU BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERMENT OF THE BAHAMAS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5329M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329M-1977-08-03), registration cancelled 1977-08-03, S/N T243 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA226T
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA-226T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-226t) (registry code 8780122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770303010899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770303010899A), Mar 3, 1977: Swrngn SA226T, Nassau Bahamas, Destroyed. Investigated under the jurisdiction of the goverment 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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