# Accident 19870926080609A: Cessna 411, Cat Island, Bahamas, September 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Cat Island, Bahamas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N39BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39BJ-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411 (registry code 2075902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926080609A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED IN OCEAN NEAR CAT ISLAND BAHAMAS. DETAILS SKETCHY. UNABLE TO CONTACT PILOT OR OWNER.

## 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 MIA87LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA263), Sep 26, 1987: Cessna 411 (N39BJ), No.Atlantic Oc (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage

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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