# Accident 19811102084569A: Beech 35BEECH, Rugged Islands, Bahamas, November 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rugged Islands, Bahamas
- Airport: Duncantown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5817C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 230 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102084569A

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE LOST POWER, TRIED TO MAKE ISLAND AIRFIELD. HAD TO DITCH OFFSHORE. CAUSE OF POWER  LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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

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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