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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Rum Cay, Bahamas · May 24, 1981

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Date: May 24, 1981 · 12:15 local
Place: Rum Cay, Bahamas
Airport: Rum Cay
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: FAMA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N171LG
Reported as: Beech E18S
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,154 total3,391 in this make and model189 in the last 90 days

N171LGRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2013 · Beech E18S-9700S/N BA-427 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBeech E18S-9700 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Left main landing gear collapsed on landing. Found to drag link bolt sheared from stress of rough runways.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FOUND TO DRAG LINK BOLT SHEARED FROM STRESS OF ROUGH RUNWAYS.

Other reports on N171LG · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19950828030489ADescent · Freeport, BahamasInbound to Bahamas declared fire emergency. Debris found. No indication of fire. Main wreckage, pilot not found.Aug 28, 1995 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19850516018289ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Walkers Cay, BahamasDuring rollout the right brake became soft and ineffective. Left wing struck hill as aircraft favored side of runwayMay 16, 1985 · Substantial damage