19830103000099A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 65-90 · Georgetown, Bahamas · January 3, 1983

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Date: January 3, 1983 · 17:33 local
Place: Georgetown, Bahamas
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N512G
Reported as: Beech 6590
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N512GRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Beech 65-90S/N LJ-64 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech 65-90 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Off course, pilot ditched aircraft in ocean. Unable to determine pilot or owner. Suspect a drug operation.

As the FAA filed it

OFF COURSE, PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN OCEAN. UNABLE TO DETERMINE PILOT OR OWNER. SUSPECT A DRUG OPERATION.