# NTSB Accident ERA14CA175
> **BEECH S35** · 2014-03-30 · Marathon, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14CA175
- **Event ID:** 20140330X32413
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-03-30
- **Location:** Marathon, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.756666, -81.013336
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** S35
- **Registration:** N8985M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's distraction in the cockpit while on a visual approach over water during a dark night resulting in the airplane descending until impact with the water.

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