# Accident 19991016030929A: Beech D35, Indiantown, FL, October 16, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 16, 1999, 10:30 local time - Place: Indiantown, FL - Airport: Indiantown Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.0291° N, 80.4607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0291&lon=-80.4607&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2109D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2109D-2017-07-06) (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 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA012) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991016030929A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON OCTOBER 16, 1999, ABOUT 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH D35, N2109D, REGISTERED TO QUALITY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC., WAS FIRST OBSERVED RESTING IN A DITCH WITH THE LEFT WING SEPARATED JUST NORTH OF THE INDIANTOWN AIRPORT, INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOTED TO BE FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND PILOT INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN. THE DATE AND TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE IS UNKNOWN. THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE REPORTED THAT HE AND ANOTHER PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE FROM MICHIGAN TO FLORIDA, ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1999. THE OWNER FLEW BACK COMMERCIALLY TO MICHIGAN AND RETURNED TO FLORIDA, ALSO FLYING COMMERCIALLY. HE LAST SAW THE AIRPLANE ON OCTOBER 14, 1999, ABOUT 0900 HOURS, AT THE INDIANTOWN AIRPORT WHERE IT WAS HANGARED. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT NO INDIVIDUAL HAD HIS PERMISSION TO FLY THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER, HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS BEING REVIEWED BY FAA LOCATED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE BY THE FAA REVEALED GROUND TRACKS OFF THE NORTHWEST END OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO A FENCE WAS NOTED PAST THAT LOCATION AND THE LEFT WAS NOTED TO BE SEPARATE D AT THE WING ROOT; DAMAGE TO TREES WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WING SEPARATION. THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVELED UP AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A DITCH WHERE THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO BE UPRIGHT AND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. ON OCTOBER 14, 1999, AT 1107 LOCAL, ONE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED BY ONE GROUND STATION. THE GROUND STATION CALCULATED THE SOURCE OF THE ELT SIGNAL TO BE LOCATED FROM ONE OF TWO LOCATIONS, ONE OF WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE LOCATED 34 NAUTICAL MILES AND 046 DEGREES FROM THE INDIANTOWN AIRPORT. (.4) THE OWNER REPORTEDLY LAST SAW THE AIRPLANE ON OCTOBER 14, 1999; NO ONE HAD PERMISSION TO FLY IT. HE FLEW COMMERCIALLY TO MICHIGAN FROM FLORIDA, THAT DAY WHICH WAS 1 DAY EARLIER THAN SCHEDULED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. ON OCTOBER 16, 1999, A MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT DETECTIVE WAS CALLED TO THE AIRPORT AND OBSERVED THE CRASHED AIRPLANE AT 1030 HOURS; NO DAMAGE TO THE HANGAR DOORS WAS NOTED. THE OWNER STATED THAT HIS MEDICAL IS BEING REVIEWED BY THE FAA IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. THE OWNER'S BROTHER PAID FOR HANGAR RENTAL FROM SEPTEMBER 22, TO BE VACATED ON OCTOBER 15. NO ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE BEYOND OCTOBER 15. THE OWNER AND OWNER'S BROTHER REFUSED TO TAKE POLYGRAPH TESTS WHEN REQUESTED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT. ON OCTOBER 14, 1999, ONE ELT SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED BY ONE GROUND STATION. THE GROUND STATION CALCULATED THE SOURCE OF THE ELT SIGNAL TO BE LOCATED FROM ONE OF TWO LOCATIONS, ONE OF WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE LOCATED 34 NAUTICAL MILES AND 046 DEGREES FROM THE INDIANTOWN AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT KEYS WERE FOUND IN THE BACK SEAT. THE ELT WAS IN THE 'OFF' POSITION, AND OUT OF THE BRACKET. ## 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 MIA00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA012), Oct 16, 1999: Beech D35 (N2109D), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported unauthorized use of the airplane by an unknown person. 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. 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