# Accident 19730927037409A: Beech C35BEECH, Castleberry, FL, September 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1973
- Place: Castleberry, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N8989A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8989A-2022-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,005 total, 510 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730927037409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR 5 EX VALVE BKN MFG REC VALVE P/N 626540 WITH 80/87 OCTANE FUEL.NOSE WHEEL DROPPED INTO DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MIA74DLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD27), Sep 27, 1973: Beech C35 (N8989A), Castleberry, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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