# NTSB MIA81FA123: Beech M35, N9997R, Lake Worth, FL, September 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1981
- Place: Lake Worth, FL · LAKE WORTH, FL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2182  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9997R-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N D-6496, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810924063109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924063109A), Sep 24, 1981: Beech M35, Lake Worth, FL, Destroyed. Was observed to dive into ocean from low altitude cruise. No pullup attempt. Possible pilot incapacitation.

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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