# NTSB NYC80FHA11: Beech M35, N9792R, Somerville, NJ, May 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1980
- Place: Somerville, NJ · SOMERVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.5697° N, 74.6077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5697&lon=-74.6077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0839   80/5/1    SOMERVILLE,NJ       BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 780
        TIME - 1830                    N9792R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSTOWN,PA                SOMERVILLE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APRX 3/4 OZ WATER IN LINE % INJECTOR BODY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9792R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9792R-2022-02-05), registration cancelled 2022-02-05, S/N D-6298, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset

## 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 19800501018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501018409A), May 1, 1980: Beech M35, Somerville, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine quit during approach to runway. Landed short on rough ground. Found dirt and water in fuel.

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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