# Accident 19860318006969A: Beech D35, Crystal Springs, FL, March 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1986, 12:05 local time
- Place: Crystal Springs, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1836° N, 82.1529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1836&lon=-82.1529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5968C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5968C-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 61 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860318006969A

## Narrative

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

WAS DOING LOW ALTITUDE LOOPS. WENT INTO A VERTICAL CLIMB, THEN INTO A LEFT SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 MIA86FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA100), Mar 18, 1986: Beech D-35 (N5968C), Crystal Springs, FL, destroyed, 3 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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