# Accident 19831113073759A: Beech C35BEECH, Marthas Vineyar, MA, November 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1983, 13:40 local time
- Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4167° N, 70.6161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martha's Vineyard, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4167&lon=-70.6161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1882D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1882D-1984-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E225*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,430 total, 1,190 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113073759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC84LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA028), Nov 13, 1983: Beech C35 (N1882D), Martha'S Vineyard, MA, substantial 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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