Beechcraft C35 N1882D

Summary

On 13 November 1983 at about 18:40 local time, a Beechcraft C35 registered N1882D was involved in an accident near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 November 1983 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft C35

Registration

N1882D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Martha Vineyard → Pawtucket

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84LA028

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT HAD DEPARTED MARTHA'S VINEYARD ARPT & WAS CLIMBING OVER LAGOON POND (A LARGE BODY OF SALT WATER) AT APRX 900 FT AGL WHEN THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT DECIDED THE ARPT WAS TOO FAR AWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING & THERE WERE TREES IN THE AREA, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND IN THE WATER. AFTER DITCHING, THE ACFT FLOATED FOR ABOUT 30 MIN, THAN SANK. IT REMAINED SUBMERGED FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK IN SALT WATER. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE LOSS OF POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.