# Accident 19950828030489A: Beech E18S, Freeport, Bahamas, August 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1995, 13:31 local time
- Place: Freeport, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MBKA
- 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 E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828030489A

## Narrative

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

INBOUND TO BAHAMAS DECLARED FIRE EMERGENCY. DEBRIS FOUND. NO INDICATION OF FIRE. MAIN WRECKAGE, PILOT NOT FOUND.

## 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 MIA95LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA215), Aug 28, 1995: Beech E-18S (N171LG), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N171LG (2)

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

- [Accident 19850516018289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850516018289A), May 16, 1985: Beech E18S9700 (N171LG), Walkers Cay, Bahamas, Substantial damage. During rollout the right brake became soft and ineffective. Left wing struck hill as aircraft favored side of runway
- [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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