# Incident 19791218046339I: Beech K35, Clearwater, FL, December 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1979, 14:03 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg Int
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N648Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218046339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. PROP BALANCE WEIGHT PN 278241 HAD VAILED.

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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