# NTSB MIA71AM090: Beech P35, N1562S, Marathon, FL, April 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1971
- Place: Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0348   71/4/8    MARATHON,FLA        BEECH P35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 270
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1562S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARATHON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARATHON,FLA                MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE RECOVERED FROM GULF OF MEXICO 4/20/71. EVIDENCE OF PLT CONSUMING ALCOHOL PRIOR TO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1562S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1562S-1971-07-20), registration cancelled 1971-07-20, S/N D-6992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Marathon

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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