# Accident 19840809039149A: Beech D55, Daytona Beach, FL, August 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1984, 05:38 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1888L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1888L-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840809039149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN OCEAN AFTER BOTH ENGINES QUIT AFTER FUEL TANK SELECTION WAS CHANGED ON BOTH ENGINES.

## 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 MIA84LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA223), Aug 9, 1984: Beech D-55 (N1888L), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

## Other reports on N1888L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791113053459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113053459I), Nov 13, 1979: Beech 95A55 (N1888L), Binghampton, NY. En route, right engine vibrated then quit. Landed safely. Center cylinder right side had penetrated the case.

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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