- Date
- November 5, 1982, 16:54 local (21:54 UTC)
- Place
- Missing Acft, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N1HQBeech 65-B80
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821105057739A
- Case key
- 69214
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Analysis
The flt departed ft. lauderdale at 1626, & at 1654 in the vicinity of bimini was advised to contact nassau radio. The flt failed to contact nassau & there were no further communications with the flt. Search efforts produced negative results. IMC prevailed on the proposed route of flt. Radar depictions showed the most severe weather to be between miami, FL & bimini. SIGMET 7 issued at 1455 showed an area of embedded thunderstorms extending to a point 100 mi e of miami with tops to 40,000 ft that was moving NE at 15K. Acft damage & injuries are presumed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1HQ
- Reported as
- Beech 65-B80
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LD-275
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Valentine
- Registered owner
- L. F. Vanstone, Jr.
- Departed
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Destination
- Eleuthera Islan
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,395 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
- Wind
- 0° at 0 knots
- Visibility
- 0 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.