# Accident 19850111000539A: Beech A36TC, Boca Raton, FL, January 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1985, 18:37 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3397° N, 80.0808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3397&lon=-80.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3872D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total, 2 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850111000539A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF AT NIGHT,ENGINE SPUTTERED, AIRCRAFT BANKED AND IMPACTED GROUND. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 MIA85FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA077), Jan 11, 1985: Beech A36TC (N3872D), Boca Raton, FL, destroyed, 1 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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