MIA81FA123

NTSB accident investigation · Beech M35 · Lake Worth, FL · September 24, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 24, 1981
Place
Lake Worth, FL · LAKE WORTH, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9997RBeech M35
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810924063109A
Case key
123832

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2182  81/9/24    LAKE WORTH,FL       BEECH M35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 800
        TIME - 1814                    N9997R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N9997R
Reported as
Beech M35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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