# Accident 19820417069879A: Beech H35, Cedar Key, FL, April 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: Cedar Key
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1503° N, 83.0374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1503&lon=-83.0374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8225D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 935 total, 850 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417069879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF. DITCHED IN NEARBY OCEAN AND HIT AN OYSTER BAR. PILOT HAD SWITCHED TANKS ON TAKEOFF ROLL.

## 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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