# Accident 19830611024769A: Beech K35, Ridgefield, CT, June 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1983, 14:05 local time
- Place: Ridgefield, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2697° N, 73.4926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgefield, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2697&lon=-73.4926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9554R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9554R-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,852 total, 39 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611024769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS 238 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT ON TAKEOFF. PILOT MAYDAYED ON CLIMBOUT. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 NYC83FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA141), Jun 11, 1983: Beech K35 (N9554R), Ridgefield, CT, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N9554R (1)

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

- [Accident 19770430009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430009969A), Apr 30, 1977: Beech K35 (N9554R), Mattituck, NY, Destroyed. Acft crashed onto rwy shortly after liftoff.

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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