# Accident 19871201068949A: Beech K35, Crescent City, FL, December 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1987, 08:45 local time
- Place: Crescent City, FL
- Airport: Eagle Nest Aerodrome
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4283° N, 81.5149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4283&lon=-81.5149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125LE-1987-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 19,666 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871201068949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TAKEOFF.ATTEMPTED TO RETURN.STALLED AND WING HIT GROUND.AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. FUEL CONTAMINATED

## 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 MIA88FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA049), Dec 1, 1987: Beech K-35 (N125LE), Crescent City, 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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