# NTSB MIA74DLD27: Beech C35, N8989A, Castleberry, FL, September 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1973
- Place: Castleberry, FL · CASTLEBERRY, FL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8989A-2022-08-04), registration cancelled 2022-08-04, S/N D-2741, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Registry model: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730927037409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730927037409A), Sep 27, 1973: Beech C35BEECH, Castleberry, FL, Substantial damage. Nr 5 ex valve bkn mfg rec valve p/n 626540 with 80/87 octane fuel. Nose wheel dropped into ditch.

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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