- Date
- August 8, 1975
- Place
- 20-15n 73-37w (Atlantic Ocean) · 20-15N 73-37W, AO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N80006Beech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750808034059A
- Case key
- 150492
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3640 75/8/8 20-15N 73-37W BEECH D18S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 1350 TIME - 1756 N80006 PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 845 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FT LAUDERDALE,FL GREAT INAGUA ISL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PLT RPTD OUT OF FUEL.GTMO RADAR FIX 20-15N 73-37W.DMG INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.ACFT NOT FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80006
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N80006 · 1
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