MIA68D0215

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B35 · Fajardo, PR · September 11, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1967
Place
Fajardo, PR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5129CBeech B35
Status
Completed · report December 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114273

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3312  67/9/11    FAJARDO,PR          BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1556                    N5129C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 51, 32825 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 7000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN OCEAN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5129C
Reported as
Beech B35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.