# Accident 19760131002719A: Beech V35, Kings Park, NY, January 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1976
- Place: Kings Park, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.8870° N, 73.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kings Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8870&lon=-73.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2082W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2082W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 518 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760131002719A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT NR639243 BROKEN DUE TO BENDING FATIGUE.PLT MADE NITE FORCED LDG.ACFT STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC76FHJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ13), Jan 31, 1976: Beech V35 (N2082W), Kings Park, NY, 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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