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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 6588 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · March 1, 1981

Date
March 1, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N440R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FKT29
Reported as
Beech 6588
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total64 in this make and model134 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

One engine quit and pilot ditched aircraft in water. No malfunction of engine found.

As the FAA filed it

ONE ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN WATER. NO MALFUNCTION OF ENGINE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.