# Accident 19781004033939A: Beech F35, Odessa, FL, October 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Odessa, FL
- Airport: West Pasco County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 28.1823° N, 82.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1823&lon=-82.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8804A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8804A-2020-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 30 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004033939A

## Narrative

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

ASH TRAYS NOT INSTALLED IN REAR CABIN WALLS. MISC-FIRE OF UNDEURCE IN FLOOR AREA OF COCKPIT

## 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 MIA79FLD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD01), Oct 4, 1978: Beech B35 (N8804A), Odessa, FL, destroyed

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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