# NTSB MIA80RA013: Convair 440, N444JM, Freeport, Burkina Faso, November 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1979
- Place: Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 44 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80RA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80RA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0024  79/11/24 NR.FREEPORT,BAHAMAS   CONVAIR 440         CR-  0  0  3  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0208                    N444JM              PX-  0  1 42                            55, 15192 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - MACKEY INTERNATIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FREEPORT,BAHAMAS             FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRE IN R WHEEL WELL/ENG.ENG SEPARATED BFR LNDG.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOV OF BAHAMAS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N444JM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444JM-1982-12-02), registration cancelled 1982-12-02, S/N 419 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 440
- Registry model: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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