# Accident 20190512004519A: Beech V35, Frankfort, MI, May 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2019, 19:49 local time
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6228° N, 86.3306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6228&lon=-86.3306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1561Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1561Z-2019-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190512004519A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2019 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OF A MISSING AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT , N1561Z, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN ON SUNDAY MAY 12, 2019.  ATC LAST RADAR CONTACT OF N1561Z WAS APPROXIMATELY 4NM OFF THE COAST OF FRANKFORT, MI.  IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO LAKE MICHIGAN AND IT'S  TWO (2) OCCUPANTS ARE PRESUMED FATALITIES.  AS OF THIS DATE, MAY 21, 2019, NEITHER N1561Z NOR ITS OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN LOCATED.

ON MAY 30, 2019 THIS OFFICE WAS INFORMED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE (MSP) THAT THEY LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT ON MAY 22, 2019.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED UNDER APPROXIMATELY 540 FEET OF WATER.  THE MSP ALSO ADVISED THAT ON MAY 28, 2019 THE PASSENGER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS ^EMANUEL MANOS^, WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRCRAFT UNDER APPROXIMATELY 523 FEET OF WATER.

ON JULY 18, 2019 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE SEARCH FOR THE PILOT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AND THAT THE PILOT IS PRESUMED DEAD.

## 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 CEN19FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA165), May 13, 2019: Beech V35 (N1561Z), Frankfort, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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