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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event MIA03LA169

2003-08-10 Avon Park, Florida, United States Airport · AVO None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4975B

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH J35

TCDS

3A15 · BEECH AIRCRAFT CORP NKA TEXTRON AVIATION INC

Engine

CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)

Seats / Engines

5 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19731009

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A62D22

Registrant of record

YATES GARY

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the airplane drifting to the right, encountering standing water on the runway edge, and running off the runway where it incurred substantial damage.

Factual narrative

On August 10, 2003, about 1630 eastern daylight time, a Raytheon Beech 35J, N4975B, registered to Fun Flight Service, LTD., had the pilot lose directional control when the flight encountered standing water on the runway edge during landing roll at Avon Park Municipal Airport, Avon Park, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and 1 passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Avon Park, the same day, at 1530. The pilot stated that during landing on runway 22, crosswinds from the southeast pushed the airplane to the right of runway center line where standing water caused the airplane to hydroplane out of control. The pilot stated that during landing on runway 22, crosswinds from the southeast pushed the airplane to the right of runway center line where standing water caused the airplane to hydroplane out of control. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2003_MIA03LA169.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.