- Date
- September 7, 1984, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hyannis, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N12LHBeech J35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840907047539A
- Case key
- 35763
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Aprx 30 min after departure, according to the plt, the eng began running rough and stopped about 1 min later. The gear down forced landing was made in salt water aprx 6 mins from the dest arpt. Exam of the wreckage by FAA personnel revealed that the electric fuel pump was inop, the left mag would not fire when the eng was rotated, and the aux fuel tanks had no usable fuel remaining. Both main tanks were nearly full. No other mechanical malfunctions were noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12LH
- Reported as
- Beech J35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D5346
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dr. Leslie Hayling
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MVY · Marth'S Vineyd, MA
- Destination
- HYA · Hyannis, MA
- Airport
- HYA · Hyannis
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.