# NTSB MIA80DA043: Beech 58, N9027Q, Missing Aircraft, February 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1980
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0979  80/2/11    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH 58            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9027Q              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- RPRTD STOLEN AT ST THOMAS,VI.RDO RPRTS OF DITCHING IN ATLANTIC NOT CFMD.INJURY/DMG INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9027Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9027Q-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N TH-77, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800211005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800211005249A), Feb 11, 1980: Beech 58, Miami, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft stolen from virgin islands. Unlicensed pilot. Mayday received, ditched in ocean. No trace pilot or plane.

## Other investigations on N9027Q (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 DEN76DQA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA14), Aug 31, 1975: Beech 58 (N9027Q), Ruidoso, 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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