# NTSB MIA79FA114: Aero Comdr 560E, N6227B, Bimini, Burkina Faso, August 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1978
- Place: Bimini, Burkina Faso · BIMINI, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA114

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6227B-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 641, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560E
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (registry code 0141406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: South Bimini

## 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 19780808043129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808043129A), Aug 8, 1978: Rkwell 56*, Bimini, Bahamas, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Aircraft under suspicion of narcotics contraband

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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