NTSB MIA83LA126 — 1983-04-17 · CEDAR KEY, Florida, United States

N8225D has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BELL UH-1H), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N8225D Beech H35 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS JUST BEFORE THE TAKEOFF ROLL, & SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER. HE RETRACTED THE GEAR BEFORE MAKING A FORCED LANDING IN WATER, BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83LA126.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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