- Date
- August 6, 1982, 02:55 local (06:55 UTC)
- Place
- Andros Is, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N35PKBeech 65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820806062919A
- Case key
- 69207
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While en route at 9000 ft MSL at night, the right engine reportedly lost power and was feathered. The pilot reported that the left engine had a partial loss of power and the aircraft would not maintain altitude. Communication was maintained with miami center until the pilot reported ditching about 40 miles south of nassau, Bahamas. At 0600, a U.S. Navy vessel rescued the pilot and two pass engers. The aircraft was not recovered from the ocean.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35PK
- Reported as
- Beech 65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LC123
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO 480-A1B6, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Desarrollo N.Y. Panamanian Cor
- Registered owner
- Desarrollo N.Y. Panamanian Cor
- Departed
- OPF · Miami, FL
- Destination
- MY1G · Great Inagua
- Flight plan
- IFR
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,240 total · 21 in this make and model · 1,960 as pilot in command · 99 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 0 ft unknown
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.