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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 18* · Freeport, Bahamas · November 25, 1982

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Date: November 25, 1982
Place: Freeport, Bahamas
Airport: Freeport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N271P
Reported as: Beech 18*
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total320 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N271PRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Beech D18SS/N A-207 · Built 1946 Airframe modelBeech D18S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Fire erupted in left engine. Smoke in cockpit caused forced landing off airport. Fire destroyed aircraft on ground.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE ERUPTED IN LEFT ENGINE. SMOKE IN COCKPIT CAUSED FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT ON GROUND.