MIA81DA035

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C35 · Missing Aircraft · January 6, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 6, 1981
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5805CBeech C35
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810106002109A
Case key
127393

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0329   81/1/6    MISSING AIRCRAFT    BEECH C35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1242                    N5805C              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  33, 7800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIMINI,BAHAMAS              NASSAU,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5805C
Reported as
Beech C35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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