# Accident 20180629013029A: Beech 35-B33, Berlin, MD, June 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3114° N, 75.1300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3114&lon=-75.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9745Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9745Y-2020-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,279 total, 12 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629013029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED FROM OXB ON RWY 32. ON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING ON GOLF COURSE NEAR THE AIRPORT.

WEATHER:

TEMP: 81  F

DUE POINT: 70  F

HUMIDITY: 69 %

WIND DIRECTION: NNE

WIND SPEED: 7 MPH

GUST: 0 MPH

## 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 ERA18LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA181), Jun 29, 2018: Beech 35B33 (N9745Y), Berlin, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in the total loss of engine power during takeoff.

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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