# Accident 19841029060769A: Beech 76, Ft Walton Beach, FL, October 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1984, 14:16 local time
- Place: Ft Walton Beach, FL
- Airport: Hurlburt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 30.4195° N, 86.6094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4195&lon=-86.6094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38085 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,221 total, 48 in this make and model, 318 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841029060769A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE LOSS, STEEP DESCENT. INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER, HARD LANDING. DAMAGED GEARS, FUSELAGE, WINGS AND PROPS.

## 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 MIA85LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA019), Oct 29, 1984: Beech 76 (N38085), Ft.Walton Beach, FL, 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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