# Accident 19790402026522A: Beech D95A, Davie, FL, April 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1979, 14:03 local time
- Place: Davie, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0629° N, 80.2331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davie, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0629&lon=-80.2331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3740Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3740Q-1979-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,311 total, 137 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402026522A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT WHILE DEPARTING AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1495T, Piper PA34200: [Accident 19790402026521A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402026521A)

## 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 MIA79FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA064), Apr 2, 1979: Beech D95A (N3740Q), Davie, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3740Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781202021659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202021659I), Dec 2, 1978: Beech D95A (N3740Q), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot reached for flaps and retraced gear on takeoff roll.

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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