# Accident 20230317005979A: Beech V35, Shoreham, NY, March 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2023, 13:14 local time
- Place: Shoreham, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven Calabro Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9625° N, 72.9084° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9625&lon=-72.9084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5616S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5616S) (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-BA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 641 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230317005979A

## Narrative

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

SHOREHAM, NY: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, V-35, CRASHED ON SHOREHAM BEACH DUE TO A PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED POB; 2, NO INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. INVESTIGATION COMPLETED, AIRCRAFT ENGINE INVESTIGATED BY AMT REPAIR STATION INSPECTOR AND FOUND EVERYTHING IN TACT AND COULDNOT DUPLICATE ANY ABONORMALLITY WHICH CAUSE ACCIDENT, REPORT ATTACHED TO FAA PTRS 3702 ACTIVITIES ID# 11202301046.

## 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 ERA23LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA156), Mar 17, 2023: Beech V35 (N5616S), Shoreham, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for unknown reasons.

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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