- Date
- September 12, 1978
- Place
- Nnassau (Atlantic Ocean) · NNASSAU,BAHAMAS, AO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N948QBeech G18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780912029429A
- Case key
- 139519
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4442 78/9/12 NR.NNASSAU,BAHAMAS BEECH G18S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5100 TIME - 2230 N948Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BARANGIA,COLUMBIA FT LAUDERDALE,FL GREAT INAGUA,BAHAMAS 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 - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- DITCHED IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N948Q
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N948QRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Beech G18SAirframe modelBeech G18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.