# NTSB NYC76FHJ13: Beech V35, N2082W, Kings Park, NY, January 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1976
- Place: Kings Park, NY · KINGS PARK, NY
- Location: 40.8870° N, 73.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kings Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8870&lon=-73.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2884  76/1/31    KINGS PARK,NY       BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1750
        TIME - 1833                    N2082W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 518 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST HAMPTON,NY             TETERBORO,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT NR639243 BROKEN DUE TO BENDING FATIGUE.PLT MADE NITE FORCED LDG.ACFT STRUCK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2082W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2082W), registered now, S/N D-8008, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (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: 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 19760131002719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760131002719A), Jan 31, 1976: Beech V35, Kings Park, NY, Substantial damage. Crankshaft NR639243 broken due to bending fatigue. Plt made nite forced ldg. Acft struck trees.

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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