MIA79DA043

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23A · Missing Aircraft · January 11, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 11, 1979
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N925RZBeech A23A
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790111023669A
Case key
137263

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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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3-1848  79/1/11    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH A23A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 370
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N925RZ              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OPA LOCKA,FL                ST THOMAS,VI                 GREAT INAGUA,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- 1ST OVERWATER FLT.ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N925RZ
Reported as
Beech A23A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.