# NTSB NYC84FA234: Beech 95, N927M, Shelter Island, NY, July 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 8, 1984, 18:52 local (22:52 UTC)
- Place: Shelter Island, NY
- Coordinates: 41.060146, -72.320579 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0601&lon=-72.3206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84FA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35355/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA234

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ACFT LEVEL ABT 3000 FT. ENGINES SPUTTERED. ACFT DESCENDED IN UNCONTROLLED ATTITUDE. TACH 6.9 HRS SINCE LAST FUELING. ACFT DID NOT HAVE SHOULDER HARNESS OR METAL TO METAL SEAT BELT BUCKLE FOR PILOT AND COPILOT SEATS. PILOT BIENNIAL AND MEDICAL NOT CURRENT

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N927M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927M-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N TD-269, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TD-269
- Engines: AVCO LYCOMING O-360A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Raymond Slevin
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1983
- Departed: FOK, WESTHAMPTON BCH, NY
- Destination: BID, BLOCK ISLAND, RI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, expired; seat: right; toxicology performed; flight hours: 464 total, 371 in this make and model, 372 as pilot in command, 46 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FOK, 19 nm away

## 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 19840708030429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840708030429A), Jul 8, 1984: Beech 95, Shelter Island, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft spun and impacted water after engines began sputtering due to fuel exhaustion.

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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