# Accident 19920813031259A: Beech 76, Hyannis, MA, August 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67052, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67052-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,261 total, 1,474 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813031259A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. DITCHED IN OCEAN. NO DEFECTS FOUND. FUEL EXAUSTION OR CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 NYC92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA178), Aug 13, 1992: Beech 76 (N67052), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, RESULTING IN CARBURETOR ICE AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN THE OCEAN.

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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