# Accident 19810924063109A: Beech M35, Lake Worth, FL, September 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1981, 18:14 local time
- Place: Lake Worth, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9997R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9997R-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924063109A

## Narrative

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

WAS OBSERVED TO DIVE INTO OCEAN FROM LOW ALTITUDE CRUISE.  NO PULLUP ATTEMPT. POSSIBLE PILOT INCAPACITATION.

## 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 MIA81FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA123), Sep 24, 1981: Beech M35 (N9997R), Lake Worth, 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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