- Date
- August 8, 1978
- Place
- Bimini, Burkina Faso · BIMINI, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N6227BAero Comdr 560E
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780808043129A
- Case key
- 139516
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4432 78/8/8 NR.BIMINI,BAHAMAS AERO COMDR 560E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 220 TIME - 2340 N6227B PX- 5 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH BIMINI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPALOCKA,FL BIMINI,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT UNDER SUSPICION OF NARCOTICS CONTRABAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6227B
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- South Bimini
N6227BRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Aero Commander 560-EAirframe modelAero Commander 560-EEngine modelLycoming GO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.