# NTSB IAD73AI003: Beech G35, N330B, Winter Haven, FL, March 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1973
- Place: Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73AI003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0511  73/3/20    WINTER HAVEN,FLA    BEECH G35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2800
        TIME - 1730                    N330B               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYPRESS GARDENS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTER HAVEN,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ENG CUT OUT NEAR SUITABLE ARPT.PLT DITCHED AT TOO HI SPEED. ACFT BOUNCED OFF LAKE INTO BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N330B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330B-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N D-4828 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cypress Gardens

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730320010749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320010749A), Mar 20, 1973: Beech F35, Winter Haven, FL, Destroyed. Eng cut out near suitable arpt. Plt ditched at too hi speed. Acft bounced off lake into brush.

## Other investigations on N330B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA67F0520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0520), Mar 13, 1967: Beech 35G (N330B), Merritt Isle, FL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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