# Accident 19850630028559A: Beech 65A90, Apalachicola, FL, June 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Apalachicola, FL
- Airport: St George Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7199° N, 84.9902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7199&lon=-84.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28SE-1989-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,530 total, 300 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630028559A

## Narrative

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

COPILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO WATER WHILE LOOKING FOR FLAP HANDLE AFTER TAKEOFF. INSTRUCTOR WAS LOOKING IN FLIGHT BAG.

## 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 MIA85LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA205), Jun 30, 1985: Beech 65-A90 (N28SE), Apalachicola, FL, destroyed

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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