# NTSB MIA79DA104: Aero Comdr 500, N3836C, Treasure Cay, Burkina Faso, May 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1979
- Place: Treasure Cay, Burkina Faso · TREASURE CAY, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DA104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2839  79/5/17  NR.TREASURE CAY,BAHM  AERO COMDR 500      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3770
        TIME - 1715                    N3836C              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1077 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TREASURE CAY,BAHAMAS        ANDROS TOWN,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- HIT TREES NEAR RWY AFTR ENG FAILURE.UN MAINTAIN ALTITUDE,DITCHED IN INTL WATERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3836C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3836C-1979-10-05), registration cancelled 1979-10-05, S/N 756 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Treasure Cay

## 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 19790517031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517031379A), May 17, 1979: Rkwell 500A, Treasure Cay, Bahamas, Destroyed. Lost rt engine on takeoff. Left wing hit trees, continued out over water. Left engine overheated. Ditched in ocean.

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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