# Accident 19841210065539A: Beech 65, Marathon, FL, December 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7094° N, 81.0801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7094&lon=-81.0801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101V-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1B6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,397 total, 14 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841210065539A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT, RIGHT QUIT 10 MINUTES LATER, DITCHED. MALFUNCTION NOT FOUND DUE TO EXTENSIVE SALT WATER CORROSION

## 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 MIA85FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA057), Dec 10, 1984: Beech 65 (N101V), Marathon, 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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