- Date
- September 27, 1973
- Place
- Castleberry, FL · CASTLEBERRY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8989ABeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730927037409A
- Case key
- 188061
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3505 73/9/27 CASTLEBERRY,FLA BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1005 TIME - 1145 N8989A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 510 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FLA DAYTONA BEACH,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 5 EX VALVE BKN MFG REC VALVE P/N 626540 WITH 80/87 OCTANE FUEL.NOSE WHEEL DROPPED INTO DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8989A
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8989ARegistration cancelled Aug 4, 2022 · Beech C35Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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