# NTSB MIA80DA094: Beech 65-80, N218K, Pt.Maria (Gulf of Mexico), August 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1980
- Place: Pt.Maria (Gulf of Mexico) · PT.MARIA,JAMAICA, GM
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DA094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1761  80/8/25  NR.PT.MARIA,JAMAICA   BEECH 65-80         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0640                    N218K               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     57, 32000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSCOBEL,JAMAICA           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- MARIJUANA LADEN ACFT CRASHED IN CARIBBEAN SEA NORTH OF JAMAICA.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N218K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218K-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N LD-98, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535, 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 19800825036979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825036979A), Aug 25, 1980: Beech 65B80, Port Maria, JM, Destroyed. Airplane crashed in ocean shortly after takeoff. Cause of crash unknown. Marijuana found at scene.

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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