# NTSB MIA68D0215: Beech B35, N5129C, Fajardo, PR, September 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1967
- Place: Fajardo, PR · FAJARDO,PR, PR
- Location: 18.3333° N, 65.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fajardo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3333&lon=-65.6576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0215
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0215

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5129C-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N D-2414, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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