# NTSB MIA80DA020: Beech D50B, N1706, Missing Aircraft, November 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 19, 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 January 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3112  79/11/19   MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH D50B          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1340
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1706               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELRAY BEACH,FL             KEY WEST,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1706](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1706-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N DH-230, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50B
- Registry model: [Beech D50B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50b) (registry code 1152518) (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

## 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 19791119036479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119036479A), Nov 19, 1979: Beech D50B, Delray Beach, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft is missing on a flight from Delray Beach to key west, Florida.

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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