# Accident 20211109019179A: Beech V35, Cedar Key, FL, November 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: George T Lewis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1342° N, 83.0506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEORGE T LEWIS (CDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1342&lon=-83.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87565, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87565) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211109019179A

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021, A BEECH V35, REGISTERED AS N87565, SERIAL NUMBER D-8490, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT IN THE VICINITY OF GEORGE T LEWIS AIRPORT (KCDK) IN CEDAR KEY, FL.  THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE ARRIVED AT KCDK EARLIER FROM HERLONG RECREATIONAL AIRPORT (KHEG) IN JACKSONVILLE, FL, N87565 TOOK ON APPROX 20 GALLONS OF FUEL AT KHEG.

HE STATED THAT HE FLEW TO KCDK WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR SET ON THE RIGHT TANK AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE.  WHEN HE WAS PLANNING TO DEPART FROM KCDK, HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROX. 60 GALLONS OF FUEL AND SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE LEFT TANK.  HE COMPLETED ALL CHECKLIST ITEMS AND REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE RUNUP AND AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATING NORMALLY.

DURING TAKEOFF, HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AN IMMEDITE LOSS OF POWER AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD AND DITCH IN THE WATER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N87565 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831113070929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070929I), Nov 13, 1983: Beech V35 (N87565), Jonesboro, GA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot stated he forgot to extend the gear for landing.
- [Incident 19830223015039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830223015039I), Feb 23, 1983: Beech V35 (N87565), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Landed with the landing gear retracted.
- [Accident 19760228005229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228005229A), Feb 28, 1976: Beech V35 (N87565), Waldo, OH, Substantial damage. Left brake failed due to low brake fluid level,excess wear and portion of brake lining missing.

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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