# NTSB MIA87WA043: Beech 95-B55, N6220V, Cay Sal, Bahamas, December 5, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 5, 1986, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place: Cay Sal, Bahamas
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA87WA043
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31978/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87WA043

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6220V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6220V-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N TC-1040, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Walter W.Wyatt,Jr.
- Departed: MYNN, NASSAU, OF
- Destination: OPF, OPA LOCKA, FL
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 360° at 100 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EYW

## 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 19861205064889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861205064889A), Dec 5, 1986: Beech 95B55, Cay Sal, Bahamas, Destroyed. The aircraft ditched when the engines quit. Pilot had been lost due to weather, operating without navigation aids.

## Other investigations on N6220V (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA79FYP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP41), Aug 15, 1979: Beech 95-B55 (N6220V), Sandpoint, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0523), Apr 7, 1968: Beech 95-B55 (N6220V), Norfolk, NE, substantial damage

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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