# Accident 19800215021899A: Beech S35, Horseshoe Beach, FL, February 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1980, 21:00 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Beach, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4422° N, 83.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseshoe Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4422&lon=-83.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238H-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215021899A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES NIGHT APPROACH TO PRIVATE STRIP. HIT TREES SHORT OF STRIP. POSSIBLE PILOT FATIGUE, NARCOTIC FLIGHT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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