# Accident 19810524032699A: Beech E18S, Rum Cay, Bahamas, May 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Rum Cay, Bahamas
- Airport: Rum Cay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FAMA
- Aircraft: N171LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171LG-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S-9700 (registry code 1151008, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (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 E18S
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,154 total, 3,391 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524032699A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N171LG (2)

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

- [Accident 19950828030489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828030489A), Aug 28, 1995: Beech E18S (N171LG), Freeport, Bahamas, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Inbound to Bahamas declared fire emergency. Debris found. No indication of fire. Main wreckage, pilot not found.
- [Accident 19850516018289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850516018289A), May 16, 1985: Beech E18S9700 (N171LG), Walkers Cay, Bahamas, Substantial damage. During rollout the right brake became soft and ineffective. Left wing struck hill as aircraft favored side of runway

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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