# Accident 19850516018289A: Beech E18S9700, Walkers Cay, Bahamas, May 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1985, 10:20 local time
- Place: Walkers Cay, Bahamas
- Airport: Walkers 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 E18S9700
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,374 total, 3,432 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850516018289A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT BRAKE BECAME SOFT AND INEFFECTIVE.LEFT WING STRUCK HILL AS AIRCRAFT FAVORED SIDE OF RUNWAY

## 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 19810524032699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524032699A), May 24, 1981: Beech E18S (N171LG), Rum Cay, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing. Found to drag link bolt sheared from stress of rough runways.

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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