Beechcraft P35 N1562S
8 April 1971 · Marathon, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 April 1971, a Beechcraft P35 registered N1562S was involved in an accident during in flight near Marathon, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marathon, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marathon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft P35
- Registration
- N1562S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Miami, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0348
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WRECKAGE RECOVERED FROM GULF OF MEXICO 4/20/71. EVIDENCE OF PLT CONSUMING ALCOHOL PRIOR TO FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft P35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft P35 | Chambers, Nebraska, United States | Dowd Grain, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1971 | Beechcraft P35 | Luna, New Mexico, United States | Metler Bros.dr | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 1971 | Beechcraft P35 | Alief, Texas, United States | A S Building S | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1971 | Beechcraft P35 | Chaplin, Kentucky, United States | Capital Aerial | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft P35 | Kingston, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft P35 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | Wiese Youngqui | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |