N218K

On August 25, 1980 at 06:40 AM, N218K experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by George E. Harris %26 Company, with the event recorded near Port Maria Saint Mary.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, departed Boscobel-Ian Fleming Airport on an illegal flight. While cruising along the shore, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Port Maria. The aircraft was not recovered and the pilot was presumed dead. The airplane was carrying a load of marijuana at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration N218K, MSN LD-98, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.3718°, -76.8921°.