# NTSB MIA78DA117: Beech 65, N809Q, Missing Aircraft, May 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DA117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2771  78/5/26    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH 65            CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N809Q               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT AU PRINCE,HAITI        BAHAMAS ISLANDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N809Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809Q-1982-08-31), registration cancelled 1982-08-31, S/N LC-30 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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 19780526032549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526032549A), May 26, 1978: Beech A658200, Missing Aircraf, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft damage and injury index presumed.

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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