# Accident 20160618007299A: Beech P35, Westerly, RI, June 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3194° N, 71.8092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3194&lon=-71.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112MB-2017-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160618007299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY OIL SOAKING HIS WINDSCREEN. THE ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND HE CRASHED (DITCHED) IT IN THE OCEAN OFF THE WEEKAPAUG BEACH, WESTERLY RI.

## 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 ERA16LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA217), Jun 18, 2016: Beech P35 (N112MB), Westerly, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance of the oil filter adapter, which resulted in an oil leak and subsequent oil starvation to the engine.

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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