# Accident 19861205064889A: Beech 95B55, Cay Sal, Bahamas, December 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1986, 17:55 local time
- Place: Cay Sal, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6220V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6220V-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87WA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861205064889A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DITCHED WHEN THE ENGINES QUIT. PILOT HAD BEEN LOST DUE TO WEATHER, OPERATING WITHOUT NAVIGATION AIDS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA87WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87WA043), Dec 5, 1986: Beech 95-B55 (N6220V), Cay Sal, Bahamas, destroyed

## Other reports on N6220V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790815031049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031049A), Aug 15, 1979: Beech 95B55 (N6220V), Sandpoint, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying low, sightseeing over a river. Hit wires. Severed rudder and cut off top of fin. Landed safely.

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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