# Accident 20130104008119A: Beech H35, Palm Coast, FL, January 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2013, 14:19 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4589° N, 81.1856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4589&lon=-81.1856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N375B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375B-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130104008119A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM KFPR TO KDKX ENCOUNTERED A UNKNOWN VIBRATION IN FLIGHT FROM EITHER THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER NEAR ORMOND BEACH AIRPORT (KOMN) AT 7200 FEET. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ATC DIRECTED HIM TO THE FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT KXFL. THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 29 AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF TALL PINE TREES AND CRASHING THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN PALM COAST FLORIDA. ALL THREE PEOPLE ON -BOARD THE AIRCRAFT PERSIHED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE AND THERE WAS A MINOR ARM INJURY TO THE HOME OWNER.

## 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 ERA13FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA105), Jan 4, 2013: Beech H35 (N375B), Palm Coast, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power after the failure of the No. 4 connecting rod due to oil starvation, which resulted in a subsequent forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure…

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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