# NTSB MIA97WA135: Beech A-36, N11RV, Pitts Town, Bahamas, April 12, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 12, 1997, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: Pitts Town, Bahamas
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA97WA135
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38366/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA135

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11RV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11RV-2006-02-15), registration cancelled 2006-02-15, S/N E-1775, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech A-36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Frank J. Pocher
- Departed: MYCP
- Destination: MYER, ROCK SOUND, OF

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 150° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MYN

## 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 19970412005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970412005739A), Apr 12, 1997: Beech A36, Crooked Island, Bahamas, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. Crashed on takeoff.

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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