Beechcraft E-50 N5665D
24 October 1976 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal
Summary
On 24 October 1976 at about 10:44 local time, a Beechcraft E-50 registered N5665D, operated by Trans Commuter, was involved in an accident during in flight near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E-50
- Registration
- N5665D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans Commuter
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Opa Locka, Fl → Grand Turk Island, Wi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4014
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT REPORTED DITCHING DUE DOUBLE ENG FAILURE.INJINDEX PRESUMED.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E-50 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1965 | Beechcraft E-50 | Saw Mill Bay Cand, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1976 | Piper PA-28 | Missing Acft, Unknown/Not Reported | Meacham School | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jun 1976 | Cessna 150 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Isla Grande FL | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Dec 1976 | Piper PA-23 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Valley Air SER | Fatal | 6 |
| 11 May 1976 | Cessna 206 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Southeast Skyw | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Union Flying C | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1976 | Cessna 210 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |