# NTSB MIA79DA072: Beech E18S, N4442, Missing Aircraft, April 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1979
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DA072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1155   79/4/2    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH E18S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2000
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4442               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            CAT ISLAND,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4442 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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