# Accident 19830220010269A: Socata RALLYE235E, Cove Settlement, JM, February 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1983, 19:05 local time
- Place: Cove Settlement, JM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N314RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314RA-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E (registry code 8400135, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-rallye-235e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA RALLYE235E
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,065 total, 302 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/19830220010269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DITCHED AT SEA AFTER PILOT BECAME LOST DUE TO HOMING BEACON BEING SHUT DOWN 7 MONTHS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

## 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

## Other reports on N314RA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860425022689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425022689I), Apr 25, 1986: Socata RALLYE235E (N314RA), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. During turn to taxi back after landing,nosewheel dug into soft surface and propeller struck the ground.

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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