Beagle Aircraft B 206 SERIES 1 accident near Freeport, Bf, September 5, 1993
On September 5, 1993 at about 5:20 pm local time, a Beagle Aircraft B 206 SERIES 1, registered N163S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Freeport. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 5, 1993 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Freeport, Burkina Faso
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beagle Aircraft B 206 SERIES 1 B 206 SERI
- Registration
- N163S · no longer on the register · serial 34
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,500 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Not recorded
The flight
- Departed from: MYGF
- Destination: MYNN Nassau OF
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Wind: from 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 84°F (29°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:45 pm from MYG
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.