# NTSB MIA80FA051: Beech S35, N238H, Horseshoe Bch, FL, February 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1979
- Place: Horseshoe Bch, FL · HORSESHOE BCH, FL
- Location: 29.4422° N, 83.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseshoe Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4422&lon=-83.2889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3932  79/2/15  NR.HORSESHOE BCH,FL   BEECH S35           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N238H               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 47, 13500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORSE SHOE BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BELIZE,BRITISH HNDRS       HORSESHOE BCH,FL             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PIC ON DUTY FOR 15HRS,FLEW FOR 10HRS,3HRS OF WHICH WAS AT NIGHT.PLT UNDER SUSPICION FOR NARC FLTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N238H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238H-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N D-7925, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Registry model: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Horse Shoe Beach

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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