# Accident 19810106002109A: Beech C35BEECH, Nassau, Bahamas, January 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1981, 12:42 local time
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5805C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5805C-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810106002109A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE BECAME MISSING BETWEEN BIMINI AND NASSAU.  MAYDAY CALL HEARD.  PILOT SUSPECT IN ILLEGAL DRUGS.  NO TRACE.

## 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 MIA81DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA035), Jan 6, 1981: Beech C35 (N5805C), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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