MKC75OK004

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B55 · Luanda Angola, Angola · May 7, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 7, 1975
Place
Luanda Angola, Angola · LUANDA ANGOLA, Angola
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9717SBeech B55
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149651

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0027   75/5/7  NR.LUANDA ANGOLA      BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6897
        TIME - 1215                    N9717S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LUANDA ANGOLA                JOHANNESBURG,AFRICA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURDSDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ANGOLIA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9717S
Reported as
Beech B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage