# NTSB MIA81DA035: Beech C35, N5805C, Missing Aircraft, January 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1981
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5805C-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N D-2757, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, 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 19810106002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810106002109A), Jan 6, 1981: Beech C35BEECH, Nassau, Bahamas. Airplane became missing between bimini and Nassau. Mayday call heard. Pilot suspect in illegal drugs. No trace.

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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