# NTSB MIA69D0148: Beech E18S, N820, Marco Island, FL, September 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1968
- Place: Marco Island, FL · MARCO ISLAND, FL
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3054   68/9/5    MARCO ISLAND,FLA    BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 18716
        TIME - 1612                    N820                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4117 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN GULF OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N820](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N BA-185, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N820 (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 DEN67A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0038), Dec 22, 1966: Beech E18S (N820), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

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.

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