# Accident 19780912029429A: Beech G18S, Nnassau, FL, September 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1978
- Place: Nnassau, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N948Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948Q-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 46 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLD76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780912029429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DITCHED IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78DLD76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD76), Sep 12, 1978: Beech G18S (N948Q), Nnassau (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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