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Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Beech D18S · St Martin, VI · March 31, 1988

Date: March 31, 1988 · 13:28 local
Place: St Martin, VI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N126M
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA88WA136
Reported as: Beech D18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N126MRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 1991 · Beech D18SS/N A841 Airframe modelBeech D18S

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported right engine blew a cylinder. Unable to fly on one engine,ditched in ocean 4 miles off shore.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE BLEW A CYLINDER. UNABLE TO FLY ON ONE ENGINE,DITCHED IN OCEAN 4 MILES OFF SHORE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA88WA136Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationSt Maarten Isl., British Virgin IslandsMar 31, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N126M · 3

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

Incident 19870212018589IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Roadtown Tortol, VIAircraft lost directional control on landing. Departed runway edge without damage. Newly installed brakes.Feb 12, 1987 Incident 19850221042789IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tortola, VIRight brake seized with brake application on rollout. Gear failed where it attaches to strut. Brake piston jammed.Feb 21, 1985 · Minor damage Incident 19790305009079IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Des Moines, IALost directional control after several bounces. Off runway into mud.Mar 5, 1979