19831113073759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C35BEECH · Marthas Vineyar, MA · November 13, 1983

Date
November 13, 1983 · 13:40 local
Place
Marthas Vineyar, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1882D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA028
Reported as
Beech C35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental E225*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,430 total1,190 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on a local flight. Ditched in a pond. Crankcase failure. Found fatigue cracks.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. DITCHED IN A POND. CRANKCASE FAILURE. FOUND FATIGUE CRACKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.