# NTSB MIA69D0378: Beech D185, N80387, San Andros, Burkina Faso, February 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1969
- Place: San Andros, Burkina Faso · SAN ANDROS, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0006  69/2/18    SAN ANDROS,BAHAMA   BEECH D185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 12500
        TIME - 1330                    N80387              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 640 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDROS ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80387](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80387-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N A-287, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D185
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andros Island

## Other investigations on N80387 (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 MIA76AM022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM022), Sep 5, 1975: Beech D18S (N80387), Jacksonville, FL, 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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