UNK64X1852

NTSB accident investigation · Beechraft C-45F · Bimini, Burkina Faso · May 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1964
Place
Bimini, Burkina Faso · BIMINI, Bahamas
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8015HBeechraft C-45F
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184136

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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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6-0037  64/5/19    BIMINI BAHAMAS      BEECHRAFT C-45F     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1500
        TIME - 1153                    N8015H              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N8015H
Reported as
Beechraft C-45F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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