# Accident 19930324006739A: Beech V35B, Key Largo, FL, March 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Airport: Ocean Reef Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0794° N, 80.4393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0794&lon=-80.4393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18368, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18368) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,784 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324006739A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINE IDLING TO CHECK SOFT MAIN TIRE. PARKING BRAKE NOT SET. ENGINE POWERED. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 MIA93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA091), Mar 24, 1993: Beech V35B (N18368), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S COMPLACENCY AND DECISION TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS UNATTENDED WITH THE ENGINE OPERATING AND WITHOUT SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE.

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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