# Accident 19840708030429A: Beech 95, Shelter Island, NY, July 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1984, 18:52 local time
- Place: Shelter Island, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0601° N, 72.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0601&lon=-72.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927M-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 371 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840708030429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SPUN AND IMPACTED WATER AFTER ENGINES BEGAN SPUTTERING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC84FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA234), Jul 8, 1984: Beech 95 (N927M), Shelter Island, NY, 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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