Beech BE-35 accident near Miami Beach, Florida, June 18, 1983
On June 18, 1983 at about 12:06 pm local time, a Beech BE-35, registered N3364V, was destroyed in an accident near Miami Beach, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 18, 1983 · about 12:06 pm local time
- Place
- Miami Beach, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-35
- Registration
- N3364V · no longer on the register · serial D830
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CRUISING WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AT AN UNKNOWN ALTITUDE THE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DECREASE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE OIL TEMP, CYLINDER TEMP, AND EXHAUST GAS TEMP REMAINED IN THE NORMAL RANGE THE ENGINE STOPPED ROTATING PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFTS DITCHING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST IN APRX 700 FEET OF WATER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 257 hours in all; 93 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days; 151 as pilot in command; 11 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,553 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 10, 1983; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental E-185-11 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HWO Hollywood FL at 11:39 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:47 am from FLL, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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