# Accident 20180817021179A: Beech N35, Mayport, FL, August 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2018, 10:18 local time
- Place: Mayport, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4183° N, 81.3675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4183&lon=-81.3675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1330Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1330Z-2018-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,566 total, 515 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180817021179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES HE WAS AT CRUISE WITH ATC FLIGHT FOLLOWING APPROX 6 MILES OFF THE COAST OF NE FL WHEN HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER.  WENT THROUGH APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, HAD FUEL IN BOTH TANKS BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. ATC GUIDED TO NEAREST AIRPORT NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, FL. WITH AIRCRAFT GLIDE RATIO, L/D MAX PERFORMANCE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ATLITUDE TO MAKE SHORE, AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED AT SEA.

## 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 ERA18LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA227), Aug 17, 2018: Beech 35 (N1330Z), Mayport, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a fuel line due to improper installation of a fuel flow sensor, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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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