# Accident 19830417070069A: Beech V35TC, Destin, FL, April 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1983, 14:42 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7508° N, 86.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7508&lon=-86.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N265T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265T-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 47 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417070069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT HIT POWER LINES AND CRASHED.

## 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 MIA83FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA123), Apr 17, 1983: Beech V35TC (N265T), Destin, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N265T (1)

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

- [Accident 19810209003209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209003209A), Feb 9, 1981: Beech V35TC (N265T), Eufaula, AL, Substantial damage. Lost electrical power. Ran tank dry, no restart. No boost pump. Failed to crank down gear. Battery dead, low fluid.

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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