# Accident 19780319018889A: Beech F35, Carrabassett, ME, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Carrabassett, ME
- Airport: Carrabassett
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 45.0778° N, 70.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrabassett, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0778&lon=-70.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5789K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5789K-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319018889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

6 IN OF PROP BLADE SEPD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC78FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA035), Mar 19, 1978: Beech S35 (N5789K), Carrabassett, ME, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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