# Incident 19880331013939I: Beech D18S, St Martin, VI, March 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1988, 13:28 local time
- Place: St Martin, VI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N126M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126M-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88WA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88WA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331013939I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA88WA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88WA136), Mar 31, 1988: Beech D18S (N126M), St Maarten Isl., British Virgin Islands, substantial damage

## Other reports on N126M (3)

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

- [Incident 19870212018589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870212018589I), Feb 12, 1987: Beech D18S (N126M), Roadtown Tortol, VI. Aircraft lost directional control on landing. Departed runway edge without damage. Newly installed brakes.
- [Incident 19850221042789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221042789I), Feb 21, 1985: Beech D18S (N126M), Tortola, VI, Minor damage. Right brake seized with brake application on rollout. Gear failed where it attaches to strut. Brake piston jammed.
- [Incident 19790305009079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305009079I), Mar 5, 1979: Beech D18S (N126M), Des Moines, IA. Lost directional control after several bounces. Off runway into mud.

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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