# Accident 20170916019509A: Beech 35, Marathon, FL, September 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2017, 08:48 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7256° N, 81.2289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7256&lon=-81.2289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3187V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3187V-2020-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916019509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N3187V WAS CONDUCTING A SURVEILANCE FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED ENGINE SHUT DOWN  BETWEEN FL800' AND 1000'. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE AND 10 MILES WEST OF KMTH IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.

## 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 ERA17LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA347), Sep 16, 2017: Beech 35 (N3187V), Marathon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because saltwater corrosion precluded a complete examination.

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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