# Incident 19831105074439I: Beech 35C33A, Avon Park, FL, November 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1983, 16:25 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Airport: Avon Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6096° N, 81.5734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6096&lon=-81.5734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5483U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84IA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105074439I

## Narrative

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

MADE OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING WHEN ENGINE SEIZED EN ROUTE. NOSE SECTION DAMAGE. ENGINE HAD CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.

## 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 MIA84IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84IA024), Nov 5, 1983: Beech BE-33A (N5483U), Near Avon Park, FL, incident, minor damage

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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