# Accident 19810127001959A: Beech G35, St Petersburg, FL, January 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1981, 12:55 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7651° N, 82.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT WHITTED (SPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7651&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4569D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4569D-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127001959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT OVER WATER ON TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN. STALLED, HIT WATER. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON AUX TANKS.

## 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 MIA81FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA040), Jan 27, 1981: Beech G35 (N4569D), St.Petersburg, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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