# Accident 19840517068659A: Beech M35, Chesapeake, VA, May 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1984, 16:45 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7991° N, 76.4203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7991&lon=-76.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N934, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N934-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,210 total, 22 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840517068659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT AFTER FUEL PUMP CHANGE BEING CONDUCTED

## 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 ATL84FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA172), May 17, 1984: Beech 35 (N934), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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