# NTSB UNK78X0113: Na Rockwell 560, N343P, Nassau, Burkina Faso, April 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1978
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK78X0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0012   78/4/3    NASSAU,BAHAMAS      NA ROCKWELL 560     CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N343P               PX-  4  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N343P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343P-2012-04-17), registration cancelled 2012-04-17, S/N 772, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NA ROCKWELL 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (registry code 0141406) (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 19780403031349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780403031349A), Apr 3, 1978: Rkwell 560E, FL, Destroyed, 4 fatal

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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