# Accident 19830103000099A: Beech 6590, Georgetown, Bahamas, January 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1983, 17:33 local time
- Place: Georgetown, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N512G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512G-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830103000099A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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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