# Accident 19790131001989A: Beech 65, Belle Glade, FL, January 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Airport: Belle Glade
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707E-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,308 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKT44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790131001989A

## Narrative

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

SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT.PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA79DKT44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT44), Jan 31, 1979: Beech 65 (N707E), Belle Glade, FL, substantial damage

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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